"Does Content mean you're Happy" and New songs, classes, and news among other things

Today was a strange day for me. There were a lot of thoughts going through my mind, and one changed drastically from the other. I'll attempt to relate.

In the morning, I was extremely awake, which if you know me, was a strange event in itself. Then, as I looked out of the window in my first class at the snow falling down and the cars passing by, and I realized just how sheltered everyone was during school. When you are there, there is nothing else beyond your small stresses and happy chatter. But looking outside, I saw how thin the walls were between me and the outside world, and it made me sad to think that it had taken me this long to notice. And then I looked around at all of my friends, and I saw that they hadn't yet realized it either.
(WARNING: This thought is pretty deep, considering it's only the second entry. If you don't feel like having any revelations yourself, then scroll down to a different paragraph.)

So here goes my opinion on contentedness:

It really bothers me when people are content. I know this sounds horrible, but let me explain.
It is okay to be content with what you have. I mean possessions. You don't need to be greedy. but relationships, knowledge, experiences...you should always be striving for more. You should always want to know your friends better, always be curious to learn something new, always be ready to try something exciting.
And I hate it when you find those people who are content with being ignorant of the world. They want to stay in their small bubbletheir whole lives, believing everything is perfect, and that nothing bad can happen to them because their bubble isn't just any bubble, it's made of top-grade stainless steel, and they are so sure that it will keep unpleasantness out.
I just want to go up to those people and pop their bubbles.
My mom always says to arm people with knowledge. I agree.
I know it's harsh, and that's why I'm not a bubble popper. If the people who are content with less think that that makes them happyk who am I to contradict them?
But tell me this: is contentedness the same as happiness?

Anyway, that was my profound thought for the day. Just thought I'd share it.

Moving on: in the afternoon I was giggly, and I found this really cute song. It's called "Fly Me Away" by Annie Little. I like it because of the visual imagery I get when listening to the lyrics. Below is a video from youtube that features this song:



This is the kindle commercial and the person in the video is actually Annie Little.


So, back on topic. I was going to talk about some news, and tell some funny stories from one of my classes, but I think this entry is long enough. I'll save that stuff for another day. Thanks for reading...
-Kacie Renn