August 20, 2007

• What are the top three things you want to do in your life?

  This is a question that reminds me of the three wishes you supposedly get when you release a Djinni from its lamp or ring. The only difference being, I’m solely responsible for making sure they come to pass. Guess I should get cracking.

  It goes without saying that I want to be a rich and famous author… Really, the rich part is what I would have to work at, since most authors are not rich and never become rich depsite their popularity. But honestly, if I hope to achieve either one of my other top goals, I’m going to have to get money somewhere, or at least be considered such a talented writer that people do what I say (for once). 

  I want to be president…. that is my second goal. Not only would I like to be the first female president of the United States, I would like to be the first Pagan, socialist, female president of the United States. I don’t dream small, do I? I can’t technically run until I am thirty-five… which is age discrimination if you ask me. But without money, I wouldn’t be able to run for president anyway. So, first I must become a famous writer who makes lots of money, or a famous writer who people will want to give lots of money to. heh

  And third, I want to inspire social reforms, sweeping changes in education, and greater respect and conservation of the environment. So you can see how the first two goals are really paramount in achieving the last. I want children to be taught based on Learning styles rather forcing them to conform to the norm of rote memorization. I think in order to get their highschool diploma, every student fresh out of highschool, irregardless of social standing, should be required to do at least six months of community service in a service industry or in a job where they must deal with the public, just so they know for future reference how the other half lives. Automobile companies should strive to create Only cars which do not rely on fossil fuels, and cars requiring gasoline should be phased out as soon as possible (at most, ten years after they are removed from the market). Factories which spew out toxic fumes into the atmosphere or in other ways abuse the environment should be fined, heavily, until they self-sanction their actions and reassess their goals. Companies which go above and beyond respect for the environment should receive awards and bonuses and be televised like the Grammys or Oscars.

  So those are my top three goals. Really I think the last bit should be everyone’s goals… reform that is. We can all point to things in our countries and in the larger world which are just not right. So, we should try to change things, right? One should always strive to leave the world in better shape than one found it. It is pretty depressing, that at this point in time, there really is a lot to improve upon. But maybe there is always a lot to improve upon. We just have to be willing to devote the time to effect these changes.

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