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My questions of the summer

Here are some questions I have personally or I have come across and have been unable to answer very well:

Why am I having such a hard time identifying new people who are open to fighting for real change?

Why is it so hard for me to plan ahead? Why does it feel like I'm just living day by day?

And some BIG questions:

- How do we know that what we are doing is fundamentally changing the system or is it just reform?
- How do I know if I am going in the right direction?
- Why is it every time I find myself doing things by myself; how can I change this concretely?
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Yoshi said…
Most everyone gets stuck living day by day. It's just difficult to know what to do next. Unless you were asking in a context specific to you... in that case, I dunno.

Maybe it's time to try something big. Or maybe it's time to settle down... with a more permanent lifestyle. Each of which would require much planning and preparation.
August 17, 2010 at 11:56 AM
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