Saturday, May 31, 2008

I'm only on this box so you can hear me better

My name is Sharmaine Monteith. I live in Edmonton, Alberta Canada and I want to welcome you to "Shar's Soap Box". I started this blog because of the injustices I see in the world of how people treat each other with no regard for their consequences . My grandma used to say; "Sharmaine, you are not better than anyone else and no one is better than you". Grandma's words have not only stayed with me but have made me who I am today and I share this wisdom with my children. If we could all believe these words we would live happier lives. Instead, we live in a society that segregates according to wealth and power. We are all Human beings but yet we revere famous and/or wealthy people and put them on pedestals. No one is better than anyone else so why do we live in a society where if you don't have money, fame or success you are not treated with the simple respect that we are all owed for just belonging to the human race. I thought success was achieving happiness with ones self and being a good person but instead life is one big race of who can make the most and have the most in the shortest amount of time. The winners in this race get revered and are respected by all. We all try to achieve what looks like the perfect life and worry about how others perceive us. I hope that someday we can grow as human beings to realize that we are all equal.

So this is my soap box. It may get a little lonely up here but I want the world to know what I think.