RIOT DON'T DIET

Do something. Either lead, follow or get out the way. Justice delayed is justice denied

Experience is knowledge

This time last year I started doing something I have fallen in love with; writing. After coming home from the last day of university I sat down and created this blog. Now, of course I was fresh off the boat in regards to the blogging world so had no idea what I was doing, but I knew very well what my aim was. Seeing the lies mainstream news portray and the growth of corruption in politics, I wanted to make people hear the voices that were silent. I wouldn’t say my blog is simply political, because the word “politics” has been stained with lies, blood and false hope, but it is here for the truth, the side that everyone seems to forget. I want this blog to make other’s question the powerful. To make us think, inspire and realise how grateful we should truly be. To voice the broken confidence of every insecure girl who feel’s ugly because of society. To show the world the massacre Palestinians go through every day. To educate the bigots that Islam condemns terrorism. It is here to speak on behalf of those not here with us, every child, mother, sister and friend. It is here for people like you, to write in to raise an issue the news is ignoring.

They show us pictures of Muslim terrorists, but never the innocent children, women Israel has terrorized. They announce wars on corrupted countries, but never explain the reason to this damage in the first place. They make us hate anything different, so we all become obedient servants of the state. It’s people like you, and you, and you and you with hat too, who knows the truth, and should be educating people about the reality. It’s us, who have lost sisters in Libya, lost brothers in Iraq and have seen humanity get crushed right before us; and so it should be us who  louden the voices unheard and open the eyes of this blind world. My aim was to educate, and to inspire at least one person. That is all I wanted, and getting compliments from people of different background, races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, religions, makes me feel overwhelmed to know I reached my goal. This was my first post, and you guys, every single one of you following this blog has made that possible. So, thank you, and thank you to the wave of  new followers I’ve been receiving recently, you’re all too kind. I may be absent due to my revision and exams, so for anyone who wants me to see your blog, just let me know and I will.

One of my favourite quotes is by Albert Einstein; “The only source to knowledge is experience.” This could not be any truer; having come across some hard yet life-changing experiences, feelings, places, people and emotions, they have taught me more than I could have read in a book. Yes, I love books, but when you’re having coffee with a Norwegian who was in Oslo at the time of the Oslo bombs, you learn so much more than reading a paper. Every word she spoke, every muscle she moved, every pause she took taught me more than I saw in the news, and it’s experiences like these that help us become wiser and stronger each day.

(My reason for the picture of the child? Meet Biance. A street child from Brazil. The media show the tourist attractions for Brazil, but never children like Biance. Why? Because it’s not mainstream enough, and the fact that Beyonce fell into the crowd at her Brazil gig is so much important. It’s sad how some new channels can spend a 5 minute report on Beyonce’s little tumble, yet not even give 1 minute air time on the increasing problem of street children in Brazil.)

PEACE xo

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  2. lin-xiaomei said: Happy Birthday to your blog :D. I’m sure in the next years you’ll be able to bring awareness and inspiration to many more people about the issues you write about.
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