Waiting On The World To Change

It's hard to beat the system
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change

Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would have never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door
And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information, oh
They can bend it all they want.

That's why we're waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change.

I agree with the second stanza...not so much the others though. Power to the people! Baby steps, my friends.

Summer, Parneet, Mina and I went downtown today to protest with 300 other people against the violence going on in Iran. It was incredibly hot but a really lively rally. The only thing I have to criticize though is that I wasn't exactly sure what everyone was protesting. I think it drifted from ousting Ahmedinejad to highlighting human rights abuses to recounting the votes to putting pressure ont he West to respond to this more. It was a bit confusing, but all in all, it was a really good protest in front of Dallas City Hall. I pray for the day that we no longer need to protest, but until then, freedom of speech is something I love, love, love.

I fell asleep listening to Jack Johnson while attempting to pack. I'm trying Lady Gaga tomorrow to help me stay awake.

I've been walking my little brother to his summer school bus stop every morning. His bus stop is actually my old elementary school. It's surreal to be walking back onto that campus after so many years. And yet it didn't seem too long ago when my big frizzy hair got in the way of flag football and Power Beads were just as important as maintaining every color in your 64 Crayola crayon pack.

John Mayer is dead wrong. If everybody was kicking back and staring blankly into their TV sets, a lot of stuff wouldn't have happened. Iran wouldn't be where it is now. The Orange Revolution in Ukraine would have been nonexistent. The Cedar Revolution wouldn't have drawn half of Lebanon to the streets. Tiananmen Square would not be in the textbooks. Just imagine. I can't wrap my mind around it.

Peace,

Asil