Two Things Recognized

I began a jury trial on Monday of last week, and the trial didn't end until 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning; which was when the jury returned its verdict. The verdict was guilty as charged of second degree murder. Throughout the trial, I leared two things. One, adults do more harm to children than anything else. We are their worst enemies. Unfortunately, children have to be raised by liars, and led astray by our own selfish tendencies and personal experiences. Two, if people could hear their own heart beat in their ears every second of everyday, then perhaps people would spend more time doing what's right. If there was some indication to people that their heart is about to stop beating, then perhaps people would do more positive and productive things within the time life has alloted to them. If people could hear a clock ticking in their ears, I am almost certain that people would pay more attention to how they treat people. If we had our own personal time clock that was a countdown to death, I am certain we would be nicer to others before the time ran out on the stopwatch. Not knowing when death will descend upon us is the biggest deception and downfall of the human race. Why? Because people believe they are invincible and above being caught and punished for their own transgressions. Most people have this overall misconception that they will grow old and then die. If I could get away from life as I know it maybe I wouldn't get frustrated to the point where I don't want to be around people. But I have to walk out of my door and be amongst crazy people.