Just Have Hope

Dream, Hope, Remember  Dream to not dream. Hope to not hope. And remember to not remember. But then what shall life be? Without dreams… Without hopes… Without remembering… What is the point? Life loses… It’s passion. It’s desire. It’s purpose. But yet? Why dream. Why hope. Why remember. If all is dashed? But then isn’t life? Disappointments. Failure. And loss? How can we know without knowing the other side? Sometimes we get carried away. Lost in the dreams, the hopes, and the memories. Perhaps, they lose their true meaning. May we ever learn from the hard things. That’s how we grow to love the good things. To dream. To hope. To remember. For these are things of life.  

If you were to walk the halls of any high school you would be surprised. The amount of foul things said is mind-boggling. And very depressing. Most teenagers speak the same five words when it comes to talking amongst their peers and it wouldn't shock me if they spoke that way in other places as well.  The world is losing its language. People abbreviate and abbreviate and abbreviate. Kids no longer know how to write. Here are some examples of texting shortcuts. Let's see how many you know. LOL- Laugh out Loud IKR- I Know Right TBH- To Be Honest TTYL- Talk to you later IDK-I Don't Know TY-Thank You SMH-Shake My Head NVM-Never Mind K-Okay Get my point? (And for the record I only use about three of those on the list. I type out most of my words when texting.) Anyway, the world is losing its language. People are choosing to shorten things, less face-to-face action is occurring, and the effect: words are losing their meaning and value. People have less vocabulary than they used t...