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| I have taken this from "The Articles" in The Chariot's website. (www.thechariot.com)
youth is wasted on our young
It is this that I have feared the most, that has came to pass.
I was told something the other day that burned inside my bones. Someone
said this phrase, "The youth is wasted on our young." At first I was
outraged. I wanted to fight back and defend my generation. I wanted to
prove how ignorant that statement was. But before the words could
escape my lips, I was tormented with how true that statement is. For
those who do not understand: what that means is this.... Youth: meaning
the point of our lives when we are the most energetic and the most
healthy and the most full of passion, is being wasted on our young
people, meaning you and me. Our generation. I could not sleep that
night because of how disgusted I was. Not, just because somone said it,
but mainly because I could not prove it wrong. The statement,
unfortunately, is true for the most part. Here we are, with the most
energy that we will ever have and absolute health and few to no bills
to pay, and what does the average young person do with all of
that................sits around and watches tv, or plays on some
technological waste of time, or worse yet, they waste all of that
energy and zeal on drugs or alcohol, Items that were created for no
other reason than to alter your state of mind. Why would anyone want
their state of mind to be altered? What has happened to our world that
would make someone want to alter his or her existance while we are at
our prime age in life and prime strength. To complete the meaning of
this old familier phrase it is also stating that adults; like people
that are old and older, could better use this "youthfullness" because
they have lived long enough to realize that we are all going to die
someday, and as a matter of fact, that someday, is soon, and these
elders are saying that they would actually do something useful with
this, "youthfullness." So we ask ourselves, "Why would they use it so
much more passionately and with so much more greatfulness than us young
folks?" Well that is easy, because through thier years on this earth
they have come to learn that most everything is trivial. And life, as
far as on this earth, is short. So they are saying that if they had it
to do over they would use thier energy to the fullest extent and there
passions would be spent on items that actually mattered and there lives
would be much fuller and richer lives. What they are also saying is
that, they too, have wasted there youthfullness. Because, they are
saying that only now, have they realized that life is so short and most
of it is wasted on trivial things or technological advances that do
nothing but keep us lazy and dependent on the technology itself. So I
say," no!" I am not going to be a part of that stupid phrase. I am
still young. I still have energy and passions and zeal and I still have
my life. I will not sit back and watch it all go while I stare at a box
with moving pixels. I will not be another wasted youth and grow up only
to realize that I should have followed my dreams more or always asking,
"what if this or what if that." I will not. Isn't that why we are here
on earth, to learn from other people's mistakes so that as each
generation grows we grow wiser and wiser still. What happened to that?
Where are the people who actually care anymore? Is there anyone that
cares enough to actually try to be different? Does anyone actually NOT
want to be exacly like everyone else? I know that it is easy to just
copycat every other person in the world. But isn't there anybody who
cares? Am I the only one who cares? Am I the only one that sees this
downward spiral going on? I think not. I think that there are many more
people that have thought about such things. But I also think far too
many people just give up............ on thier dreams..................
on thier goals............on thier life. I know way too many people who
have not seen the ocean. Do not die having never seen the ocean. Do not
wait until you are stuck in the cycle of life and work and sleep, to
realize that maybe you should have gone to see the ocean, or any other
form of God's amazing works. Don't exit this earth asking, "what if
this dream could have came true." You don't ever have to think, 'what
if I would have only done ___________?" You never have to think that
because we still have today. We have right now. Turn dreams into goals
and get them accomplished. Or at least try. I apologize for the length
of this passage, but I can not get that out of my head. I want to also
apologize to my wife and my band because they had to hear me go on
about this topic for hours. I love you all. And I want to leave you
with this, so that maybe it will click and it will change your life as
much as it has changed mine.
"The youth is waisted on our young"
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Interesting thought...think about it.
The youth is wasted on our young
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| Okay, so here's the story.
I took the backup keys from my parent's drawer. My mom went to SF to pick someone up, and my Dad is and was in China. I went to the weight room and asked if he wanted to go driving, and he gave me a yes. He drove us to the Library and did a really shitty parking job. We saw Mellissa (SP?) and other people. Then we headed out, Chung drove to Westgate. We switched places. I headed for an intersection.
A
+ B
I was point B, and the police were at point A. I did a burnout and headed south. The police started chasing after me, and I freaked and hit the gas. Must've gone at least 50 down Saratoga Sunnyvale, but I'm not sure because I didn't pay attention to my speedometer. Saw one right turn ahead, too many cars. Saw another one, too narrow. Saw another one...Tried either too late or went too fast, and BAM 40-45 miles straight into the tree. Thoughts raced across my head as we impacted. Thoughts that I will keep censored to the public, other than the exeption of a few select few people. Tried getting out of the car. I yelled "FUCK" and opened the door. I set my left foot out, and stood up. Looked at my right and saw it just dangling from my lower shins. Being retarded, I try to stand on that foot too. I set it on the floor and collapse. The next thing I see is Chung walking out of the car with a bloody gruesome face with hands covering his nose. My whole body is shaking, about to go into shock. The police pull up, ask a few questions. Chung and I answer to the best of our ability. Somewhere in between, I call my mom and tell a breif story of what happened. Must've scared the shit out of her. Then the ambulance arrives and we sent to the emergency room.
I don't know much about what happened then. The neck brace prevents me from looking around. I just stare straight up at the ceiling for the next 17 hours. I get x-rays done and shit. They give me morphine. They fix my bones...I don't really know what goes on. I'm in la la land the whole time this is happening. Time seemed to pass so slowly as my leg was swelling and hurting. The next thing I know, I'm getting pushed into a hospital suite...I don'tk now what really happens then. I just know I ended up calling people.
Well, yeah...there's a shitty version of what happened. I'm in a full-length cast right now lying in bed reflecting on life while talking on AIM and listening to Underoath while I cough up blood becuase something fucked up my throat while I was sleeping or something. But whatever, it's all good. I must thank God for being alive.
Right now, I would like to take a moment and thank each and everyone of you. You know your roles in my life, and you know without anyone of you, my life is just another space left behind of completing my life. And I would like to apologize to each and everyone of you. We all know I am flawfull in many areas, and I'm not afraid to admit. So sorry, you know who you are. Especially to Chung. I am terribly sorry Chung. I just wasn't thinking. I really do not know what I was thinking. I wasn't thinking actually.
Anyways...I'll catch ya'll laters. I'm out.
Later days.
-Ting | | |
| Chung, make Dan's top Dan's cake off with some frosting.
we're all just caugh up in a tornado
based on the subjects of earth
hopelessly spinning around
chaotically lost in space
you grab hold
and tell me to let go
so you can show me how to fly
once you've figured out everything (oh yea!)
everything is...
a disaster
a train wreck with my finger prints on it
chaotically lost in space
slam the debrise together
and whats left is your new beginning
but now i know what you mean
to let go and be free
and take whats there for what its worth
was it worth it all?
to be lost in a tornado?
we're all just air
used to fill the space between then and now
Okay, so this is Dan's song, and we're telling Chung to make it into a song.
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| Hahaha, YEYUH CHUNG! POUND IT!
DATING TIPS for guys part 1:
-When you start dating a girl, any
girl, she will always make jokes about leaving you for another guy.
Just laugh it off first, but if it continues for more than 1.5 months,
dump her. Dump her fast.
-If you want to see her but dont want
to get off your ass, call her, tell her youre having a terrible day and
the only way to feel better is if she came to see you. You will
accomplish 2 things:
a.) she will be more obligated to get off her ass to see you cus "youre having a bad day"
b.) she will feel like she means a lot to you.
-If
she says something like "if I kiss another guy, it wouldn’t be
cheating," be smart: dump her. Or be evil, make out w/ someone else
& say "but you said it was ok!"
-if she ever suggests she
wishes she wasn't w/ you, YOU NEED TO CHANGE. Of course she will say
"but I still love you," but shes just saying that cus she doesnt want
you to cry like a little pussy.
-Dont pretend shes the only girl
you have the hots for. Youre not the only guy she wants. Plus, if you
say something like "Jennifer Love Hewitt? Shes ugly," she'll think
youre gay.
-Chances are youre going to forget an anniversary or something. In order to compensate, pretend
youre really looking forward to some event (i.e. the Superbowl, Miss
America Pageant, premiere of another Lindsay Lohan movie) and ditch it
to see her. You will accomplish 2 things:
a.) she’ll think shes really special cus you missed "a really important event" for her
b.) itll make up for all those times you "accidentally" stood her up
-always remind her how pretty she is. However, be a gentleman– "you’d make a good porn star" doesn’t quite have the right touch.
Im not saying lying to your girlfriend is a good thing, im saying selectively
lying is a good thing. Cus hey, she’s probably- no, definitely lying to
you. You never lied to your date, then you can cast the first stone.
Yeah im an asshole ok.
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| (x) snuck out of the house
(x) gotten lost in your city
(x) saw a shooting star
(x) been to any other countries besides the united states
( ) had a serious surgery
(x) gone out in public in your pajamas
( ) kissed a stranger
( ) hugged a stranger
(x) been in a fist fight
( ) been arrested
(x) done drugs
(x) Had alcohol
(x) laughed and had milk/coke come out of your nose
(x) pushed all the buttons on an elevator
(x) swore at your parents
( ) been in love
(x) been close to love
(x) been to a casino
( ) been skydiving
() broken a bone
(x ) been high
(x) skinny-dipped
(x) skipped school
(x) flashed someone
( a.d.d.) saw a therapist
(x) done the splits
(x) played spin the bottle
(x) gotten stitches
( ) drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
(x) bitten someone
(x) been to Niagara Falls
(x) gotten the chicken pox
(x) kissed a member of the opposite sex
( ) kissed a member of the same sex
( ) crashed into a friend's car
(x) been to Japan
(x) ridden in a taxi
( ) been dumped
(x ) shoplifted
( ) been fired
( ) had a crush on someone of the same sex
(x) had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
( ) stolen something from your job
( ) gone on a blind date
(x) lied to a friend
( ) had a crush on a teacher
( ) celebrated mardi-gras in new orleans
(x) been to Europe
( ) slept with a co-worker
( ) been married
( ) gotten divorced
( ) had children
( ) seen someone die
(x) had a close friend die
( ) been to Africa
( ) Driven over 400 miles in one day
(x) Been to Canada...
(x) been to Mexico
(x) Been on a plane
( ) Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
( ) Thrown up in a bar
(x) Purposely set a part of myself on fire
(x) Eaten Sushi
(x) Been snowboarding
(x) Met someone in person from the internet
( ) lost a child
( ) gone to college
( ) graduated college
( ) done hard drugs
( ) tried killing yourself
(x) fired a gun
(x) purposely hurt yourself
( ) taken painkillers
(x) love someone or miss someone right now | | |
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