"The world is like a ride at an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it, you think it’s real, because that’s how powerful our minds are; and the ride goes up and down and around and round; it has thrills and chills; and it’s very brightly colored, and it’s very loud; and it’s fun… for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question, “Is this real, or is this just a ride?” Other people have remembered and they come back to us, and they say, “Hey, don’t worry, don’t be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.” And we kill those people. It’s just a ride, but we always kill those good guys that try to tell us that. You ever notice that? Never let the demons run amuck. But it doesn’t matter, cuz it’s just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money; a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear, once you put bigger locks on your door, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one. Here’s what we can do to change the world right now to a better ride: take all that money we spend on weapons and defense each year and instead spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we can explore space… together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace."
Bill Hicks (via ipwithstupid)
