Happy New Year? WTF!

Aliantha · 01-01-2008, 06:52 PM

Why do people say happy new year? What's so fucking happy about it? People are starving to death. dying of a.i.d.s. Being blown to bits. Victims of civil wars. religious wars. revenge wars. children are living as orphans. half the people you know will get divorced and their families will have to deal with the fall out. trusted adults molest the children in their lives. people hate. hate. hate.

That's all the world is filled with. Hate.

I ask you. Why do we fucking bother?

monster · 01-01-2008, 06:54 PM

I believe for most it's a wish rather than an observation.....

TheMercenary · 01-01-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Why do people say happy new year? What's so fucking happy about it? People are starving to death. dying of a.i.d.s. Being blown to bits. Victims of civil wars. religious wars. revenge wars. children are living as orphans. half the people you know will get divorced and their families will have to deal with the fall out. trusted adults molest the children in their lives. people hate. hate. hate.

That's all the world is filled with. Hate.

I ask you. Why do we fucking bother?

And I hope all those people who are starving, dying of HIV, being blown to bits (and their bits), victims of civil, religious, revenge, wars, orphans, divorced people and their families, molested children, and people who hate, including those we hate, all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Even the loser illegal aliens should have a happy new year {in their own countries}.

classicman · 01-01-2008, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Even the loser illegal aliens should have a happy new year {in their own countries}.

zippyt · 01-01-2008, 07:06 PM

There may be hate , death and destruction , famine , war , etc,,,,,,
But there always have been , and there always will be ,
All we can do is what we can do , help some body in need , join an origination of like minded folks , do bigger projects helping More folks ,
etc,,,,,,,

TheMercenary · 01-01-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by zippyt

All we can do is what we can do , help some body in need , join an origination of like minded folks , do bigger projects helping More folks ,
etc,,,,,,,

Yea, like The Minute Man Project...

LJ · 01-01-2008, 07:18 PM

in a dark room, a young mother is nursing her child. the love flows physically from one to the other.

on a sunny hillside, two young boys wrestle. they'll be friends until they die

50,000 people go to a concert and see the band they love perform their favorite song.....a memory they will cherish forever.

A man asks the woman he loves to marry him.....and she accepts.

The unemployed guy gets the job

The high school football team wins the state championship in the final seconds of the big game.

PERSPECTIVE

'sall im saying

Happy new year, Trish

Clodfobble · 01-01-2008, 10:25 PM

Well, strictly speaking, I know for a fact that none of the people I have wished a happy new year are starving, dying of AIDS, being blown to bits, victims of civil/religious/revenge wars, or living as orphans. And I am as certain as one can ever be that none of them are child molesters, and less than half of them will be getting divorced (if only because many are already divorced, often happily so.

)

But that's because I only wish nice things for the people I know and like; everyone else can suck it.

But seriously, if there were no unhappy things to compare to, nothing could ever really be happy, could it?

DanaC · 01-02-2008, 05:09 PM

Quote:

in a dark room, a young mother is nursing her child. the love flows physically from one to the other.

on a sunny hillside, two young boys wrestle. they'll be friends until they die

50,000 people go to a concert and see the band they love perform their favorite song.....a memory they will cherish forever.

A man asks the woman he loves to marry him.....and she accepts.

The unemployed guy gets the job

The high school football team wins the state championship in the final seconds of the big game.

PERSPECTIVE

'sall im saying

Beautiful.

Cicero · 01-02-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LJ

in a dark room, a young mother is nursing her child. the love flows physically from one to the other.

on a sunny hillside, two young boys wrestle. they'll be friends until they die

50,000 people go to a concert and see the band they love perform their favorite song.....a memory they will cherish forever.

A man asks the woman he loves to marry him.....and she accepts.

The unemployed guy gets the job

The high school football team wins the state championship in the final seconds of the big game.

Wow. lol! See- wonders never cease!!!

Maybe the new year will be happy!!!

regular.joe · 01-03-2008, 03:39 PM

Life is a package deal. Rain falls on everyones head, as well as the sun shines on everyones head. Ya gotta buy the whole package, to get the whole deal. It's the whole yin and yang thang. Chop wood, carry water.

mac_tire_daingean · 01-03-2008, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LJ

in a dark room, a young mother is nursing her child. the love flows physically from one to the other.

on a sunny hillside, two young boys wrestle. they'll be friends until they die

50,000 people go to a concert and see the band they love perform their favorite song.....a memory they will cherish forever.

A man asks the woman he loves to marry him.....and she accepts.

The unemployed guy gets the job

The high school football team wins the state championship in the final seconds of the big game.

PERSPECTIVE

'sall im saying

Happy new year, Trish

Wow! Well said LJ, and ditto on the hug. Through all the pestilence, wars, famine, tragedies that have existed throughout history, love has always and will always exist. Sometimes in spite of, sometimes because of, and sometimes completely unrelated. That, I believe, is the beauty that is woven through all life.

01-01-2008, 06:52 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Happy New Year? WTF! Why do people say happy new year? What's so fucking happy about it? People are starving to death. dying of a.i.d.s. Being blown to bits. Victims of civil wars. religious wars. revenge wars. children are living as orphans. half the people you know will get divorced and their families will have to deal with the fall out. trusted adults molest the children in their lives. people hate. hate. hate. That's all the world is filled with. Hate. I ask you. Why do we fucking bother? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-01-2008, 06:54 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I believe for most it's a wish rather than an observation..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-01-2008, 07:06 PM	#5
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	There may be hate , death and destruction , famine , war , etc,,,,,, But there always have been , and there always will be , All we can do is what we can do , help some body in need , join an origination of like minded folks , do bigger projects helping More folks , etc,,,,,,, __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-01-2008, 07:18 PM	#7
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	in a dark room, a young mother is nursing her child. the love flows physically from one to the other. on a sunny hillside, two young boys wrestle. they'll be friends until they die 50,000 people go to a concert and see the band they love perform their favorite song.....a memory they will cherish forever. A man asks the woman he loves to marry him.....and she accepts. The unemployed guy gets the job The high school football team wins the state championship in the final seconds of the big game. PERSPECTIVE 'sall im saying Happy new year, Trish __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

01-03-2008, 03:39 PM	#11
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Life is a package deal. Rain falls on everyones head, as well as the sun shines on everyones head. Ya gotta buy the whole package, to get the whole deal. It's the whole yin and yang thang. Chop wood, carry water. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

01-01-2008, 10:25 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Well, strictly speaking, I know for a fact that none of the people I have wished a happy new year are starving, dying of AIDS, being blown to bits, victims of civil/religious/revenge wars, or living as orphans. And I am as certain as one can ever be that none of them are child molesters, and less than half of them will be getting divorced (if only because many are already divorced, often happily so. ) But that's because I only wish nice things for the people I know and like; everyone else can suck it. But seriously, if there were no unhappy things to compare to, nothing could ever really be happy, could it?

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