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Joy is not in things; it is in us. - Richard Wagner

How true.. we tend to look to things to make us happy rather than looking into ourselves for the key to our happiness.

A few things that have been on my mind lately.

Marriage and divorce. Perhaps it's just me, but marriage seems to be somewhat of a joke now-a-days. It used to be people got married and it was a "til death do us part" type thing. Now it seems like people get married more on a whim than because of love. It's insane! People get divorced like it's no big deal.. but it is. Most people can't be bothered with working out the problems in their marriage either. It's like disposable spouses.. this one has something wrong? Get rid of it and get another! Ugh.

People use the word love way to casually. I'm not talking about "I love those shoes" or "I love this pasta salad".. I'm talking about "I love you" or "I love her". It tends to start meaning a whole lot less when you supposedly fall in love over and over and over again. People like the idea of being in love so they try so hard to be. Personally I feel love is a beautiful and powerful thing that shouldn't be treated as carelessly as it is.

You know in life we choose our own paths. The choices we make, the things we do, how we act.. this all points us down our path. Some people choose the wrong paths.. they tend to be very selfish and not care who they hurt. It saddens me to know that there are people out there who get a kick out of hurting someone.. and then put the blame everywhere but on their shoulders. It's a shame that these people don't see what they do to others.. or maybe they do, they just don't care. Whatever the reason.. the path they choose is a dark, narrow, lonely one. It's possible to change paths.. but you have to want to.