Who am I?

I was lying in bed, wondering, do people really understand who I am? And why I do the things that I do? It is really complex, I must say. Perhaps I should give a little more insight. People may think that I come off as arrogant or greedy or unthankful, not that it matters or that I care what others think. However, I am not arrogant, greedy or unthankful.

I am a fighter. I stand firmly in my beliefs. I am confident that I hold many crucial answers and ideas that can make a difference in this world. I am not superficial and I do not shy away from any subject. I do not fear.

I realize how blessed I am as a person. I have an amazing life and an amazing family. But it’s difficult to be in the place that I am in. It is hard for me to understand how I have been so blessed while others are in so much pain, destroyed by poverty and lack any chance of life and equality. I do not understand. It’s true that I want more, I will fight for more. Not because I myself want more, but because I want more for others. I suppose that I am a modern day Robin Hood. I do not understand how people sleep at night with excess, knowing that the world is full of people in need. I cannot comprehend how CEO’s, doctors, lawyers, politicians, athletes and so many others justify their wealth and power. What do they tell themselves? I do not understand the importance of a system that sets some up with power and control. I do not understand how those on top of the pyramid speak as religious saints, knowing of their own hypocrisy and lies. How do we justify materialism and slavery?

People even misunderstand my passion for nursing. I am not in nursing for the money. When you think about it, when it all is said and done, nurses are not “making-bank.” I am passionate towards nursing to make a difference in this world. I am a caring individual and I hate the thought that anyone on this planet has to live their life in excruciating pain that can easily be resolved. I will do all I can to provide for my family, but I also see the world outside.

People have asked me why I want to “jump from one fire into the next.” In relation to my leaving the corruption involved in corporations and going into another corrupt field of healthcare. First off, regardless of the cost, I see improving someone’s health or relieving someone’s pain a little more important than selling materialistic goods to people who can’t afford them and do not even need them. Second, health care is at a pivotal point. With socialized health care in the works, we have the opportunity to cut a large portion of fraud from the equation and we also have better chances of advancing medical technology and coming up with cures for major illnesses. I hope to be an individual that can make big things happen in the healthcare industry. I want to be the person who fights so that the health of an individual no longer depends upon the money in a person’s pocket. Everyone deserves healthcare.

I will vote on any given day for those who show compassion, I will vote for those who care, I will vote for those who want to save lives, I will vote for those who do not see an individual based on the color of their skin, their religion, their sexuality or social class. I will vote for those not controlled by greed. I will vote for those without hypocrisy or blind faith.

You can call me infidel, left-wing, liberal, hippie and socialist.

Or you can say I am anti-conformist, anti-capitalist, anti-racist, anti-war and anti-establishment.

That will suit me fine.

Let me also leave you with an interview of my new current hero... rap artist Immortal Technique. He is an intelligent person and I admire all that he does. I love how he isn't even signed to a label, yet he built and funds an orphanage in Kabul, Afganistan and he visits all over the world and helps in disasters.