Too Much

So yeah, this post title is kinda mysterious if you have no idea what I'm about to say, which you don't. You wonder, "Is he going to post about food?" or "Maybe this will be about alcohol." Well, you aren't entirely wrong, I suppose, but there is something else I'm going to specifically talk about.

First, too much. What exactly is "too much"? Well, it really depends on the person. For example, for a person who chooses to eat healthier than the people around him, 5 slices of pizza is probably too much. But for a person who doesn't mind eating a lot of pizza and isn't trying to watch their figure, 10 slices of pizza would be too much.

Also, there are times when you start an argument with someone and sometimes it can get, well, "too much". It isn't really too much unless you both start yelling, or quietly insulting each other. That is too much in an argument, whether it's online or in person.

Now, to the topic I really want to discuss: too much teasing. Now, you may wonder, "What is too much teasing?" Well, some people believe that too much teasing is when the person on the receiving end escapes all of it by ending their own life. I believe that too much teasing would way precede this. Too much teasing happens when the person either cries or asks you to stop the teasing. But the problem with everyone nowadays is that everyone has their breaking point, and no one tries to find out what that breaking point is before they begin the teasing. (Also noteworthy, if the person you are teasing isn't your friend in any way, the teasing is considered bullying.)

It is my opinion that everyone in the world needs to realize that there is no way to understand a person unless you put yourself in their shoes, like what Atticus Finch tells Scout in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. So before you want to make fun of somebody for something that they've done, because of the way they look, (or even in any situation in life) try to put yourself in their position, and do your best to see the world from their point of view.


The inspiration for this post came from this video, and also a personal experience I had with a friend who was on the receiving end of too much teasing. Please, if you can, watch this.

The "Ride"

Sometimes we as humans feel that it is a necessary part in life to be a part of events that affect us and not be able to do anything about it. Some say that since they can't really do anything about it, they're just going to "go along for the ride".

I feel that this isn't the case, not in anyone's life. It is my understanding that we can do something about our current situations and actually direct our own paths to something that we want. You see, many people think that you only live once, and that you should live life to the fullest; you should do whatever you want to do, and never care about the consequences.

But I have learned that we are all sons and daughters of God, our Heavenly Father. We used to be spirits, but we came to Earth to gain a body and be like Him. But when we came to Earth, we passed through a veil, and we forgot all about the Pre-mortal Existence.

So, you may be wondering what this has to do with what I just said earlier. Well, there are many who believe that when we feel the Holy Ghost in our life, we have a spiritual experience as human beings. But, because we learn about the Pre-mortal Existence, we learn something new:

We are not Human Beings having multiple spiritual experiences, we are Spiritual Beings experiencing a singular human experience. So please, when you go through the tough times, and you feel like you're not important, always remember that you can choose how you're life can turn out, and that there is an amazing Heavenly Father who loves you for you. You are a spiritual being, you are a son/daughter of God, and no one can ever, ever take that away from you. So don't just go along for the ride, you take the steering wheel and you make the road of your own ride.

This post was inspired by this video I saw, it really helped me after a few weeks of really disheartening things happening.

Let it Go

No, this isn't a blog post about a widely sung Disney song. This is a post about something every human being has, or rather, can choose to have: grudges, hate, anger, and ignorance.

When I was younger, all I would do was try to be better than everyone else, but my version of better was different. I thought that I would have to put all the people around me down, and that would raise me up. I started with my siblings. I didn't treat the older ones with nearly as much respect as I should have, and I bossed around the younger ones. I wasn't turning into a very good person, and I had to go through some serious trials to overcome this terrible and negative habit. I didn't know then, but I wasn't a positive influence on the world, I was a negative one.

I know now that what I did was wrong, that there was another way. I learned that service to others is what turns you into a better person, or rather, the first step to become better than you are now. There were some things that my siblings said to me, but I figured that if they could forgive me for being a bad person, I could do the same. So, I let go of the bad, negative memories. I did my best to try and only see the positive things in them, and pretty soon, we had better relationships. As soon as I realized what this way of thinking led to, I decided to try it out at school. And it worked.

My life became less stressful and worrisome; while it was harder to see positive things, the positive consequences were well worth it. So, I advise you reader, to do the same. I'm sure that you're a good person already, but I know that there will always be a way to be better than you were yesterday. So all of that hatred and judging you have on people nowadays, or even those who support (or don't support) our president, I say this: Let it Go. Let go of all the negativity, and focus on positive things. You won't be able to do it immediately, but I promise you that it will happen over time. All the greatest things take time.


The inspiration I had for this post came from this talk from a General Authority from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I hope you'll want to watch it yourself.