The 17th April of 2013 was a great day for New Zealand. They
joined the ranks of the more developed countries and legalized same sex
marriage. It’s just a small step, but nowadays we have to be happy if that step
goes forward and not backwards. Since it is still a big issue and in many
countries even a taboo, I’m happy that New Zealand got to be a striking example
of human progress.
After I made some research I found out that more than 50
percent of the Americans support same sex marriage. Still it is banned in 38
states of the 50. 9 states legalized it and so gave a new meaning to the word
marriage and made it open for everyone. 6 states allow civil unions between
couples, but not marriage. Let’s hope this will change soon, and that the other
more conservative states open their eyes and stop holding back progress.
What's your opionion on this? Do you think it is profane to allow same sex marriage? If yes why?
The other day I got to see a movie called crossroads-labor pains
of a new worldview. It's a movie about the current world and the tiny little
creatures called Humans. I'm fascinated by the world and its complexity. Just
think of the many worldviews the people create and the realities they construct
themselves. Everyone sees the world different (or should I say "sees a
different world"?).But we all accustom to the society. We all differ from
each other still we somehow have effect on each other, whether we accept it or
not. Often without even realizing we imitate people we admire, taking off their
gestures and laughing like them, especially when we are children. We learn to
live in a Society. We are creatures that need relations. It is explained in the
movie: We are all part of one "system" that is interconnected. We
develop simultaneously, at least to some extent.
Let's take Smartphone
for example. 3 years ago I never would have guessed that a Smartphone will be
an essential accessory for life. I know it isn't an essential accessory, but
still many of us use it on a daily base. It is easier to manage your messages and
your appointments, but we could manage our appointments without a Smartphone.
We just created a need for it.
This is just one
example of many that make our life easier and should spare us some time, yet I
don't really feel that I would have more free-time. It doesn't really matter how
much free-time we have. Life seems to get faster day by day. My parents always
complain how hasty a day is now, even though they have lots of equipments that
should make life more convenient and complete. Actually, we just rush through
life to then, at the end, realize that we had not lived yet, just worked. There
is a phrase in Hungarian (I don't know whether there is an English equivalent
for it) that says: You have as much time as much you take yourself.
I kind of drifted
off the topic, but I think this is strongly related to it. It made me think
what needs to happen to change the world. Now it is hanging on a thin thread.
More and more revelations and confrontations arise against the economic system.
The current world in the situation it is now, benefits only a small group of
leaders. I know it was always like this. The only difference was that back then
they called the authority the king. With this word you were allowed to exploit
everyone.
It sounds
promising that we are going to evolve and get better, like a caterpillar turns
into a butterfly. I know it's just a theory, but I won't be the one who
prevents it from happening. Anyway, watch the movie. It's one hour long and
made me think for 3 days.
