Silent Majority

Howdy, internet. Thank God, it’s Friday. This week has been terrible. I honestly have no idea how I even survived it. It seemed like everything that could go wrong in a single week did. However, there is a bright light at the end of this crappy tunnel. There is this podcast I listen to. It’s called Other People’s Lives. If you don’t listen to it, you suck. It’s life changing. That is not the point. The episode they released this week was about a dispatcher who answers 911 calls. She deals with people who are having the absolute worst day of their lives. Listening to her story I realized something. I am an asshole.

There are hundreds of thousands of people out there who are having a much worse week than I am. They are living in all kinds of terrible conditions. Yet, here I am bitching about my slightly stressful week. Jeez. The thing that amazes me though is the people who decide not to let their worst day break them. Obviously, there are those who can’t face it, and either run way or give up. The flip side is those who decide that they can come through it slightly stronger than they were. It reminded me of a Nickelback song. (Yes, I know there are those that say “Nickelback sucks balls! EW! Quit being a sheep and except that they’re awesome.) The song is called Silent Majority. The chorus of this song says, “What if we all stand up? What if we don’t give in? What if the silent majority wasn’t silent anymore?” This I think relates nicely to these types of people. What if we all decided we wouldn’t let these hard times break us? What if we refused to give up? The world would be a much different place.

We could all draw strength from each other. If we could stand up and fight for our happiness and be there for one another the world wouldn’t suck so damn bad. We wouldn’t be a silent majority anymore. We’d stand together. We’d give each other strength. Then on those days that we can’t seem to find the strength to push through ourselves we’d have an entire movement worth of people to help. The thing that I would like anyone who reads this to take away is that you’re not alone, and to use your voice to stand not just for ourselves, but for each other as well. The world needs this. Speak up now, and can pick up the pieces.