"People killing people dying
Children hurtin' you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?"
While on facebook I saw someone "liked" something from a website I had never heard of. It's called Six Billion Secrets. I was curious, so I checked it out.
"On Six Billion Secrets, people share hopes, fears and dreams -- and are treated in a non-judgmental way by a supportive community."
So basically, people of all ages go on there, mainly teens, and write what they're REALLY thinking.
Honestly, I cried when reading some of these things that these people have written. It's SO sad to me that this is what the world has come to. Sure, we've always had problems. We're human. But THIS? Come on now...it's absolutely ridiculous to me that these kids have to live there lives every day feeling like they do. And it's not just them! It's the kids who are making them feel like this that are suffering as well. Adults are having problems like this as well, but to hear this from kids who are my age? It's sad to think of.
Here are some of the things I read that really got to me:
"I don't cut, have suicidal thoughts, or make myself throw up.
I snap rubber bands on my wrists and hands, rap my knuckles with pencils, and peel at my lips and fingertips until they bleed.
Apparently I don't need help because I don't do deadly things. Yet.
Who knows if I'm going to stop here."
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"I'm so terribly afraid that I'm the reason my best friend just committed suicide.
I'm terrified that that night I ignored her call, she needed me the most.
As much as everyone tells me that it wasn't my fault, I just know I should've been there for her.
I will never, ever forgive myself."
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"The other day I asked a boy about what what he thought of me.
Word for word he said, "You're an insecure girl who doesn't have enough self-confidence."
I didn't realize my smile had finally faded enough to where myself had been exposed."
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"I have anxiety attacks almost every day.
One day, during class, my teacher noticed and said in front of the whole class, "Stop, shaking. I feel like we're having an earthquake!" And the whole class laughed.
I'm sorry that I was raped when I was 7.
I'm sorry that I've never had a friend in my life."
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"Today, my best friend came to school crying.
I asked her why she was crying, but she wouldn't tell me, I let her cry on my shoulder all morning.
An hour ago she told me she tried committing suicide last night. And now I'm scared. Scared that next time, she will kill herself.
Jordyn, please get help."
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These kids are screaming for help every single day of their lives yet no one notices. Or someone does and wont bother with helping. That's not the point though. The point is that no person should feel unloved or unwanted. Not beautiful enough, not good enough, not smart enough. Worthless, scared, helpless, lonely - none of that. Absolutely NONE of that. Those who tear people down and make others feel worthless, aka bullies... They're just as insecure as the next person.
We all have our issues, so why are people looking at others and judging them for their problems when we can't even fix our own? Why are we acting in hate rather then in love? Where is the love? Honestly people! We're hurting each other by speaking negatively towards each other - cursing, hating. We're here to help each other in life, not tear each other down.
"I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm getting older y'all people get colder
Most of us only care about money makin
Selfishness got us followin the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting their young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what the see in the cinema
Whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling down
It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feeling under
I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found"
- Where is the Love? - The Black Eyed Peas
- Where is the Love? - The Black Eyed Peas
They say that life and death are in the power of the tongue. You never know what your words could do to someone. It make or break them. My question, why would you want to break them? Why would you want to be the cause of someones sadness and pain. You don't like feeling that way so why cause someone else to feel that way?
The problem isn't those around us, it's us. We're more scared of life than we are of death. We're negative, and are pretty dang vicious to ourselves if you ask me. The only way we can fix this, the only way we can help those around us is by loving ourselves. Think and speak more positive than negative. It's not hard, I promise. And anyways, what do you have to lose?
We only have one world. One chance at life and right now, I'd say there needs to be a change.........
