Sunday, December 1, 2013

The Mutual Loves And Pet Peeves Of Life

By Jim Thorpe


Human beings are a wonderfully fascinating species. They are so similar, yet so diverse. Some of them are tall, others are dark, some have big eyes, and others have bright red hair. But inside, they all share basic commonalities. In general, most humans enjoy the same kind of things. Everyone loves fresh air, the World Cup, and the Beatles. On the other hand, there are a few things that annoy everyone: mosquitoes, fiberglass slivers, and gas exhaust.

The first item on the mutually-loved list is fresh air. Being outside, surrounded by trees, perhaps exercising, and sucking in lung-fulls of brisk, fresh air is incredibly invigorating. This is why we plant trees all over our man-made cities and try to build parks in as many neighborhoods as possible. This is one of the reasons governments protect large and beautiful national parks. Not only are these parks beneficial to the environment, but they provide suffocated humans with a place to escape from their concrete jungles. Basically, fresh air keeps us breathing.

Wisdom. Once again the idea of an insightful and strategically brilliant Solomon comes into mind as we compare the awesome figure of Optimus Prime. With his experience and understanding of the world and the history of the human race, he can understand exactly what the decepticons will do next. This is a great example to anyone who thinks that they can't gain a little foresight. Foresight is gained through experience and observation. When we connect things in our minds and see patterns we are then able to create realistic scenarios in our minds.

He constantly has things to say that will build and strengthen the people around him. It is through his key phrases and quotes that many find a way to carry on. This shows a wisdom, not only in what he does, but what he says as well.

As Jake thought back on the path he had taken to get where he was he remembered the fateful day that he decided to join the ice road truckers, (his first and most dangerous assignment). Jake was 19 and as ambitious as any other trucker. When he heard about the 60% increase in pay for ice road truckers he knew that he was going in the right direction.

Second, fiberglass slivers. This was a curse we humans brought upon ourselves. Fiberglass is absurd material should never ever be used where people are likely to touch it. When used properly, fiberglass has its strengths. But whoever decided they should build children's swing sets out of it was clearly out of his/her mind. Those tiny, invisible, painful slivers have ruined the temporary happiness of many, many children.

Finally, nothing is worse than when you are cruising down the road, windows down, jamming to your favorite song, and some eighteen-wheeler comes by and blasts the air with that nasty black diesel exhaust.

Nobody wants or expects to suddenly breathe in diesel emissions in the middle of a jam. It's just wrong. For the love of the environment, our lungs, and our evening cruises, something needs to be done about those diesel emissions. Improving it will make this world a happier place.




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