FEEL.

Ideally, IDEALLY, there shouldn't be any law. People should know what they're not supposed to do and live without doing things that are wrong even without laws and punishments. Sadly, however, that's not how our world works. We do have laws. Yeah, we actually have a lot of them.

As I wrote in the previous post, there have been so many and too many sad news this year. I always turn on the TV right after I get out the bed and watch TV shows while I get ready for school. Nobody wants to feel sad or sick right after they got up. But it happened to me a lot this year. Those news made me sad, mad, and helpless. They made me think, "Why?! Why'd you do that?! How cruel!"

Confucius said, "Don't treat people with ways you don't want to be treated." I think it's time that all people remember this and live accordingly. Then the world will be a better place.

There are many many countries, cultures, languages, etc. on this planet. In this sense, the world is never small. But still, we are all human. And we share so many things. We all have emotions. We all feel happiness, sadness, anger, etc. If we all remember that all the other people are just like us, nobody would want to rape somebody or be a racist. We all are real humans with thoughts and feeling, and we all have history, family, and friends.

You know, feelings could be tough. Yeah, I sometimes feel I want to stop feeling because... because it gets tough sometimes and there are times when I want to stop thinking and be a robot. I wouldn't be happy but I wouldn't have to feel sad either. But I think after all, I am human and emotions are what make me a human, not a robot. So I should stick to them. Because if I didn't have any feelings, I wouldn't understand how other people feel either.

You could say, "Stop being selfish and be nice." Yes, that's very important. But I'd rather say, "Feel more." Feel. You have emotions. And remember, all the people you meet, your family, your friends, the person sitting across from you on train, the cashier at the convenience store you often go to buy lunch, have emotions. They feel too. Emotions bring compassion. And compassion is what we need more in this world, I think.