Thread: Fascism in America

So Mei, just to let you know that this is my third year coming back to Namibia. I could pretty much head anywhere on this planet and I keep coming back. Now, there are people who can point blame and complain (hell, I do about Bush) but there are also people and places where a little effort goes a long way. So I can sit back in the US and bitch or I can go somewhere where my skills, effort and contributions can make the lives of 600 kids a little better. In the meantime, I can try not to get eaten by baboons, have a Teffel, relax, plant baobab trees and enjoy a new country. Oh yeah, I've been raising 400 baobab seedlings in my backyard in Dallas for the past few years.
Backyard Baobabs

We can see that there are people that are bitter the world over. There are two things I know. When you stop learning and stop doing, you are dead. And when you give up on your situation and become bitter with life and your situation you would be better off dead.

For some people, America is a dream, especially if they haven't lived here. I've lived in many places in the US and I tend to think that I see it through my own eyes. I've recognized good and bad and how hard it is to get constructive things done here on a large scale. My days are spent in high tech/telecom earning a decent living. That affords me enough luxury to explore Namibia and help out where I can.

From what I've been through in life, I could easily have become bitter and given up. But that would suck. I would have lost the opportunity to make my future and make it good. And from the two times I have previously been to Namibia, I've come back refreshed, and excited to visit again.

The reason I bring this up is that I met another person last time I was in Namibia, who was a little prejudiced and obviously bitter because of his work situation and because of Chinese competition. As I have read parts of this forum for the past month, I have noted some people who tend to come across with an underlying dislike of their situation, sort of like a bitter person who has had too many Jager/Stroh rum shots and starts posting on the internet, ready to rile things up and start throwing some punches.

Drunk and stupid is not a smart way to go through life.

No matter where you are in this world, and what your situation is, life is too short to be bitter. If you are angry with your situation, then you lose twice. The only reason I am alive today, is because even though I wanted to, I didn't give up and just kept continuing and you know what? Life really is what you make it, but success doesn't happen on YOUR agenda, it happens on its own. The moment you fail, is the moment you give up.

Cheers,
- Alex