Morality and Fun

Ever since I can remember, a lot of things
just made sense to me very early on when
it came to the whole man and woman thing.

The problems started when I got brainwashed
by all sorts of influences.

Anyway, to get right to the point, there is
clearly a lack of common sense going on today
when it comes to dating and relationships,
especially people who say they want a real
relationship.

For example, there are still tons of men
and women who don't get tested for STDs,
which is hard to understand considering
that even if you're really serious and
not promiscuous, how do you know what
your previous partners have been?

And even if you know your partners are
not promiscuous, how do you and they know
that all THEIR partners were not promiscuous
and always used condoms, etc, etc, etc.

And still today, there are many women
out there who you will find that will
not put pressure on you to wear a condom,
and it must be YOU who puts on the pressure
to make sure to wear a condom.

Okay, so that's one example.
Probably because in the movies and media
and culture, everyone just magically melts
into wonderful perfect sex without ever
so much as even mentioning the word condom.

#2 Light Headed Attitude Toward Fidelity

There's also a light headed attitude toward
fidelity amongst so many people.

So for example, a lot of people think they
are "innocent" when in a relationship and
flirting around and fooling around, as
long as no actual sex occurs.

Then these same people wonder why the only
people who are "fine" with this attitude,
end up being the same people who cheat on
them or hang out at strip clubs, etc.

Again, common sense- if you want a partner
that takes you and fidelity to you seriously,
you better have a serious attitude toward
that as well.

#3 Not Realizing The Preciousness Of Time

I could never understand how people have
the time to twitter every ten minutes,
do they have nothing else to do?

Is it a constant need for attention?

Is it an ego-boost to see lots of "friends"
on their list?

Or is it the innocent mistake of thinking
that this is actually a good way to stir
up business?????


4. Hanging Out With The Wrong Crowd

You are your environment, pure and simple.

As soon as you join a gym, and see everyone
working out around you, you start to take
working out more seriously.

Is it a coincidence that so many people who
are NOT on drugs suddenly end up on drugs
once they reach Hollywood? Yes, I know
there are people in Hollywood who are
not on drugs, and those people tend to
AVOID the entire "scene" as much as
possible.

If you have friends that are immature, that
do not cherish things like fidelity, honor,
integrity, honesty, and love, then they will
rub off on you.

And the moment you CHANGE your environment
for the BETTER, is the INSTANT you change
your LIFE as well.

You have to make decisions in life, and
decide who will be your close friends
and who will not.

You often CAN judge a person by the
company they keep. Sooner or later,
if a person is different enough from
his friends or her friends, they will
not be a part of that group.

So the bottom line, is that good morals,
they're not something for "heaven",
they're for right here, on this Earth,
at this time, right now.

You can do anything for love, but
you can't sacrifice your principles,
otherwise the only thing you
have got for yourself is an
illusion, or in the words of
Bruce Springsteen, a
"Brilliant Disguise":