LIST OF ITEMS ON " WHAT IF "

What if ...
There was peace on earth
There was no hunger in the world
There was no poverty
I won the lottery
We didn't live in the USA
I didn't get my college degree
I was born at a different time and place
There was another civilization from another planet
We didn't have all the modern technology
We had the cure for cancer
I didn't believe in God
There was no war
There was no crime

What if I was born at a different time or place. If I was born back in the 1800's, I believe I would be a different person altogether. Back then people had alot less to rely on. There was no grocery stores for example. Whatever you wanted to eat you had to either grow or kill. People were a lot more self reliant than in today's society. I'm not saying it was better or worse but just a product of our times. You had to first build yourself shelter from the elements, and to do that you first had to either cut down your own wood or some other product to make yourself shelter. It would of been difficult to attempt this on your own, so I believe we relied on the other people in our immediate surroundings for help. It would have to be a two way street. In order for you to get help you in turn would have to help someone else out. I believe we have lost alot of that attitude in today's society. It seems to be more about what can I do to help myself than what can I do to help out my neighbor. I feel that if we had more of that attitude of neighbor helping neighbor, friend helping friend, our world as we know it would be alot better place to live in. There was a different set of law's back in those day's as compared to today. You could actually been hung for stealing a horse. You could of had to defend yourself from death from someone who felt slighted and challenged you to  a gunfight.

What if I didn't live in the United States.  If I lived let's say in Russia. Would I still of had all the advantages that I do today. I don't think so. It was under a different political regime. Communism was suppose to make every one equal and I think that greed got in the way. So many times greed seems to be an overpowering influence in every one's culture. Some people are not satisfied with being equal or having the same as everyone else. Some people want to wield all the power or to have more money , in order to have the nicer things in life. Of course even in Russia where it was suppose to be equal for everyone, greed reared it's nasty head and showed the true nature of someone. Every time I see pictures of Russia it seems so bleak and without hope. I consider myself very fortunate to have been born in the United States and am still able to enjoy some of the basic freedoms that democracy brought about. If not for our fore fathers that put pen to paper and wrote the declaration of independence and the bill of rights's I feel we would of been no better off than those poor unfortunate people that live in some of the foreign countries around the world.

What if we all believed in the same god. How this world would be such a different place. How many wars are currently going on through out the world just because of some people's view on their interpretation of their "GOD". Take for example the U.S. involvement in IRAQ. Some say it's because we don't like seeing people from wherever in the world to be oppressed in our views, so we try and help but what about the flip side of that coin. The attacks on the U.S. from AL QUIEDA for example our in retaliation and in the "KORAN" They preach death to the infidels. Who says who is right or wrong.

jung typology reflection

I was quite surprised about the typology report and it's analysis on myself. I agree with alot of their analysis as I like to write about complex issues and theories and I have focused alot on the message that my writing would convey. I also agree that I have high expectations in my writing and found it easy in the past to start with an organized writing plan. There are a few items that I don't agree with but am going to try and change. It say's that I'm highly motivated and do not experience alot of procrastination. I agree with the motivation part but have found myself to be a big procrastinator in the past. This is something I intend to not do too much of and try to maintain a stronger focus on.It say's  that I have a natural inclination toward leadership and want to be in control. I couldn't agree more. I enjoyed the breakdown on the various type indicators such as stress, communication,decision making teamwork articles and hope to utilize alot of these indicators in my future writing.

My first car

My first car was a 1965 Ford Mustang. I loved that car. I had saved and saved all my money so I could buy what I wanted. Of course being sixteen and my first car , I spent more time driving than I did anything else. I had met some friends in high school that also had ford mustang's so we formed a sort of mustang club. Each one of us trying to prove that we had the fastest car. I spent all my money that I received from my job into that car. A new paint job, new tires and wheels and all the newest gadgets I could afford that made it go faster. Some of my best memories came from owning that car. The sense of independence I felt by having my own transportation made a smile on my face every day. The joy of driving to and from school, to and from my job or anywhere else my heart desired was indescribable. Of course with the good came the bad. My driving to say the least was not always legal. I loved to go fast and to always push the limits of my car and unfortunately the local police seemed to love giving me speeding tickets. I think that I had three my first year.

United States Navy

I entered in the Navy when I was seventeen. The year was 1978. After completing boot camp in San Diego I was sent to Orlando Florida for my technical school. I finished first in my class with a gpa of 98.7. My reward for finishing first was I could pick any duty station in the world and I chose Pearl Harbor ,Hawaii. Being someone who loves the sun and the beach , I couldn't think of any better place I  would of wanted to go. I spent a total of four years on the island of Oahu and loved every minute of it. I can still remember the first time I stepped off the plane. The smell of the ocean, the warm tropical breeze blowing on my face and the brilliant green foliage seemed all to surreal to me. As I boarded my ship for the first time, I remember seeing the Arizona memorial from across the harbor. I had seen pictures of the memorial in history books and movies but to see it in person I felt a wave of  emotions overcome me. I was actually standing in the same spot where so many servicemen and women gave there lives in defense of their country. A sense of patriotism swept thru me like never before. I had a sense of responsibility to those that gave their lives before me

BACK TO 1965

AS I SAW THE LINCOLN LOG ,MY MEMORIES OF MY YOUTH OVERWHELMED ME. I'M PROBABLEY ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE IN THIS CLASS THAT CAN ACTUALLY REMEMBER THIS TOY AND RECIEVING IT FOR CHRISTMAS AND PLAYING WITH THEM. YOU COULD LOSE YOURSELF FOR HOURS CONSTRUCTING WHATEVER YOUR IMAGINATION COULD DREAM BUT WITH ONLY ONE RULE. THAT LOGS CAN ONLY FORM STRAIGHT LINES AND NOT CIRCLES OR ANY OTHER SHAPES. THAT NEVER LET ME AND MY BROTHER SLOW US DOWN WHEN PLAYING WITH THEM. IT USUALLY ALWAYS TURNED OUT THAT WE HAD CONSTRUCTED SOME SORT OF OLD WESTERN TYPE FORT AND THEN WITH OUR IMAGINATION PROTECT THAT FORT FROM THOSE RAVENOUS ATTACKING INDIANS. YEARS AGO AND I MEAN MANY YEARS AGO WE AS A CULTURE WERE LIMITED BY THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO US AT THAT POINT IN TIME. THE YEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 1965 SO TRY AND REMEBER WE DIDN'T HAVE 1% OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE TODAY. SO WE HAD TO RELY ON OUR IMAGINATION ALOT MORE AND BY DOING SO IT GAVE US A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE. THE POSSABILITIES WERE ENDLESS. REMEMBER AT THAT TIME THERE WAS THE VIETNAM WAR, THE PROTESTERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE NATION SAYING MAKE LOVE NOT WAR. THE DRUG CULTURE OF THE SIXTIES WAS IN FULL STEAM. WOODSTOCK, THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON IN 1969, THE PROTEST MARCHES OF WOMEN BURNING THEIRS BRAS IN ORDER FOR THERE ATTEMPT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS ...