Everybody said that the thing you
do, the way you live is what really describes you. That was the standard way of
our society in looking a people’s personality. But how could an individual
judge you in matter of second when he never really understands what you are
doing? I mean, he was just staring at you from the perception of others, of how
other people think of others. He’s just following the flow of the society in
judging someone without putting one’s self in another’s shoes. Yes we differ in beliefs, religions and ways
of living. But isn’t it great when everyone understand what you truly do? When every single living organism in this
earth has an open mind to look for what others think is right? Isn’t it great
if each of us understands things as much as we can? Better as we can without
drawing such mistaken observations in a matter of second without thinking for a
minute? Let’s get back to reality.
In this kind of life that we had,
it is legal to fill your stomach with a shiny liquid which sends a mysterious
spirit in our head. Result? You puke in the streets, you pee in public places
and you even become aggressive that you kick even your friend’s butt. Another
thing is filling our lungs with some stupid gaseous chemicals that eat our body
before we knew it. We even put other’s lives at risk when we do it. For the
winning thing? We can do it PUBLICLY, we can do it LEGALLY.
I have come to a thought that is
staying at home while your mind fies in the sky of peace and love can harm others?
After a long journey in reaching the clouds, you ended hungry, you eat a lot
then you’re satisfied. You didn’t hurt anyone, the street smells great because
somebody didn’t pee. But then the thing is illegal? Okay I’ll end it up here.
I’m talking about this green herb we can find in shirts, bags, pictures and
other stuffs. I’m talking about a plant, it is technically a plant. I’m talking
about the so called weed, Marijuana or ganja or cannabis. Yes about it,
whatever term you used to call it. Is it really a threatening thing for us that
the government used to hunt it down? While in other country it is legalized, it
is used in medical practices, it can produce valuable stuffs that we need. But
then it’s prohibited here? I personally believe that if the government in this
country is really concern about the health of its people, the death rate, the
crime rate, violence, chaos and other thing that will lead to a worse
environment, they should’ve also prohibit other stuffs which can do worse than
what this thing I’m talking about can.
I am not here to pursue the
legalization of this thing. I’m here to tell everyone that we should’ve think
deeper and judge wiser. I’m not a medical practitioner but I do believe that
street accidents kill most of the people than this herb can. Driving a car
under the influence of alcohol and suffering from lung cancer for years because
of smoking cigarette. In fact I’ve never read nor watched in the news that
someone died because of using marijuana, and as I know, medical specialists
proved that this thing is not addictive. It is a natural thing, it is created
by nature. Unlike those blood poisoning and life sucking drugs which is made by
people’s hands. It is not a stick
created to stock nicotine and other 400 different chemicals in our body. Nor a
liquid in a bottle that turns our righteous thinking upside down.
Would I blame the society for judging too
quick as a bullet in this kind of issue? Definitely no, I have my own
perception, they also do. Parents may think that way, so as my professors and
friends. But not me, not even others. Not even some people who know the thing
I’m talking about. The bottom line? It’s still up to us. On how will we look
these things in our own ways. On how are we going to make it a part of our
lives. Changes can be made but it is a part of it. What others think of this
plant, it’s up to them. It is one of the things that I learned accompanied by
this thing, “Respect”. But one thing is for sure. I would rather live the rest of my life in a garden full of weeds, than
in castle where violence and judging minds there is.
Now I was staring at my computer
for about an hour. I was still deciding whether If it’s right to pass this
opinion of mine or not. But my thoughts brought me to the idea that this was my
life, my beliefs and my own opinion. I don’t care if the society would judge me
or anybody else in my side. Everyone can spliff with me yet everyone can judge.
“When
you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself”
-Robert
Nesta “Bob” Marley
