I was sitting alone on the couch the other night, when my mind started to wander. I started thinking about everything, and above all LOVE. Love has had an impact on our world...but obviously, not a big enough impact. No one is ever satisfied these days. Just the other day I talked to a fellow teenager who had decided to kill herself one night. She changed her mind because of a dream that she had. She obviously didn't grow up with enough love in her life. Children lately just haven't had the life that they used to. Look at Leave it to Beaver. I know, I know, just another one of those t.v. sitcoms that are supposed to make you laugh and feel all fuzzy inside, but at a time, it must've been that way. Wasn't it? Ask your grandparents how they grew up. I bet that they would say that they had lots of responsibilities in life, lots of chores, and they ate what was put in front of them, were home by curfew, followed the rules. Now, do realize, I'm not just saying that this was only YOUR grandparents, because some might've been the rebels...not many though. They had the good life. Everything was much more proper then. I've always wanted to go back to the time when all of the women and girls wore the big, wavy, swaying dresses that look great when you spin around in them. And where all of the men and boys wore nice outfits, suits, button up shirts, nice hats. But you really look around at society today and see...we are about as far away from that time as possible. Girls are wearing jeans that barely cover their rear ends, with not much to their undewear (sorry, but it's true), and shirts that show way too much of their chest. I know that not all girls are like this, but it is what the media is saying is popular and the cool hip thing to do. I know that my group of friends doesn't quite fit that description and I'm happy for that. But it just seems that the world is going to pots. Every day kids are being busted for illegal substances (drugs, alcohol, cigarettes - illegal to minors) and it is just another thing, oh well it happens. Well it shouldn't. People need to start loving more. This may just seem like a sap story but it's how I feel. If you have a problem with how I feel then tell me and we can have a discussion about it... I wouldn't get mad or frustrated or start yelling. Let's all be civilized and try to act a little bit more like adults. You may think, oh well, you're only young once, take advantage of it and to as much as you can and cause as much ruckus as humanly possible...well there is still time to love. Other than all of this going on, there is also a bit of loving. I went to a party on the 27th where there were some couples. Wow, I believe THAT is a powerful thing. Being able to put aside your juvinile tendencies to show that you care for someone else...to LOVE someone else. I, myself, have unfortunately not had a chance to be loved. I love someone that doesn't share the same feelings, but hey! I'm still loving...and caring...and showing it. It takes a strong person to love. I think that the majority of teens have a slight lean towards lust rather that love. More and more I hear about teens getting pregnant, in the locker room or the halls I hear girls boasting about sleeping with a guy, or guys spreading the word about how amazing this one girl was in bed this past weekend. That's shocking to me. The biggest shock is that some of them don't even care for the other person. Lust is a damaging thing. Sure everyone is going to have lust towards someone else a few times in their lives, but the strong people that I have talked to have really shown that it is possible to do away with the lust and not act upon it. Those people I look up to. They have courage. They have inner strength. They have love in their hearts that they are saving for someone who is worth it and will love them back. I suppose that's what I should do. Take my love from that person that doesn't love me and save it for someone who is worth it. But LOVE is just like they say. They say it's just like a drug that makes you blind...and it is. I understand that and I see that I'm not making decision like I should. I ADMIT IT! I am not a perfect person and I'm not claiming to be. I'm not saying that everyone should be perfect...people should learn from their mistake...that's my opinion...