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I'm trying to get up and running with this journal thing for those of you who may read this (two people XD). My field biology teacher told us a story today, like he usually would whenever when we went outside. It goes like this.
This is a scientific experiment that you can do, and I've done this before. You can go out and catch fleas. Put them in a jar and you can train them. Now, I went out and got some fleas in a jar, and i placed a piece of glass for the lid. Now fleas can jump three feet in the air, so, considering their size, they are the best jumpers in the world. The jar was about half a foot tall. I took some black paper and wrapped it around the jar so the only light would come from the top. Naturally, the fleas would jump towards the light in an effort to get out, only to be met by the glass. I left them there for about two weeks, still jumping, hitting the glass, and jumping again. After that I removed the glass. What do you think happened? No, they did not jump out of the jar. Instead, they jumped up only to the top, as if the glass was still there. The same thing is going on in our society. You don't really need a car, a friend or more likely your parents will probably let you borrow theirs. Why do you have to get a job? 'well, uh, I gotta get a job for mah car'. We think we need these things because we've been told we need these things, when in all reality, if there is such a thing, we just want them. We constantly need the latest clothes or we constantly need the latest phone. Why is this? Because if we didn't buy the latest stuff, our economy will suffer. You may say, 'well, that's the way the world works'. Well, I can tell you this, who are we to say this is the way the world works? Don't be a flea. Jump out of the glass you're trapped in.

This guy is now my favorite teacher ^.^
I may post this on a forum or something, but I want to share this with the world. I fear if the world doesn't change, then we shall face imminent destruction.