And blue is nice, but other colors of cars count too. Racism towards automobiles is a very real issue, people.
Actually, it isn't. That's an incredibly stupid, uninspired thing to say, and it isn't really funny. If you did manage to produce a chuckle, shame on you.
That's what I'm thinking about right now...the mundane, unintelligent, unimportant things we say all the time. When we want to get to know someone, we talk about silly popular culture references and what pizza toppings we enjoy. For some reason, we avoid deeper issues like the plague. Religion, philosophy and politics are the Lord Voldemort of polite conversation, they simply aren't mentioned.
And yes, when I say Lord Voldemort I mean @Lord_Voldemort7. He may be interesting or funny, but when you start talking about him at Thanksgiving dinner things get awkward.
So why don't we try to give our conversations a bit more substance? Think for a minute about some of your family and friends. Do you know whether or not they believe in God? Or fate? Or gay marriage, for that matter?
Find out. Really get to know the people you know. Sharing your thoughts will help you grow.
Peace be with you.
I think that part of the reason that we don't discuss the big issues is that we know there will be repercussions, especially in circles where everyone is expected to hold a particular viewpoint--it's scary to be the only dissenting voice.
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