Choices in Life

We all have choices in life and I believe the choices that we make, right or wrong all have consequences, good or bad. We have to live with them and learn from them. Sometimes the choices affect others so drastically that we learn from their bad decisions. My aunt is an RN in a psychiatric hospital; she has told me some really horrific stories of some of the patients that she takes care of. She told me about an 18 year old boy that smoked a plant called Morning Glory, which is basically a flowering plant that is in many gardens and has been found to be a hallucinogen drug the kids are now experimenting with. He was admitted to the hospital after he had two surgeries to fix a private vital body part that he cut off while high on this drug. The first surgery was to reattach it but unfortunately it had been unsuccessful to get the blood flowing so the second surgery was to remove it. Now he must live with the consequences of the decision he made that day to do drugs, for the rest of his life. The only good that I believe can come out of this horrendous story for others is to learn from the choice and outcome he made. We are the captain of our ship, look around you; you are only as good as the company you keep.

http://www.younglivesuk.com/choosing1.htm

Student Blog - MTV

Although I am only 22 years old, in my short life much has happened to shape and mold the person before you. I have friends from many different walks of life. I have traveled and visited people of different races, religions, and cultures; shaping a very accepting and understanding opinion of the human nature. There are very few quirks or habits in a person I cannot see past and accept as part of that person as a whole. One personality flaw I absolutely cannot tolerate is the MTV generation. The boys that think Steve-O, Bam Margara, and Johnny Knoxville are “role models” and would like to behave like them, speak like them, and create an entire personality shaped on and around these individuals. These young people watch “The Hills, Pregnant and 16, and Jackass” taking this alleged reality garbage straight to heart and mind and thus creating a ripple effect of negative consequences for the impressionable viewers and fans of these individuals. Paris Hilton, Lady Gaga, and Lindsay Lohan have all found throngs of women to idolize them, mimic their behavior, styles, and take interest in their many projects, products, and consumer products. Those same young people who live life in a blissful ignorance, believing the “Real World” ends for vacations in-between seasons, and everyone spends Spring Break in Cancun. Any person who would rather watch a less than average individual live their messy life, instead of doing something to better their own can kindly keep their pet monkeys, righteous attitudes, spray tans, fake personalities, and “reality as made for your viewing pleasure” at home. The real world is outside your front door; take a walk to the library.

http://www.siue.edu/ALESTLE/library/SPRING2001/feb13/mtv.html