Teen says we must unite

Dear editor,

I write this letter on May 1, 2007, at 10:52 p.m. One of the many sleepless nights I have spent looking blankly at the ceiling while contemplating where this earth and this human race will be in my lifetime. As John Loomis, I am a 16-year-old boy who attends New Technology High School. I am employed at Raley's Grocery Store and achieve sufficient grades to attend college. I am, more or less, a lucky boy. As "Jack Loomis," I am the philosopher who thinks nothing more of human behavior and the definition of society. One might think why a 16-year-old boy with such an ideal spot in society is thinking of such things and not thinking of the opposite sex, or when the next party is. Why does this kid ask questions? Why is he stopping the ride? I am worried.

I write this letter to show this small community that a 16-year-old boy is cursed to the extent of tears with questions such as, "What is normal?" or "Why are we here?" I fear for mankind as a whole. These thoughts have driven me to abandon any and all political affiliation and create my own politics; I like to call it 3D politics. The "2D" politics are focused on the liberal left, the moderate middle and the conservative right. Well, what happened to the front, back, up and down? "3D" politics give no ideals, just the unification and advancement of the human race. If we as humans must live on this small planet, we must unite or fall. I fail to believe that any one person's ideals should decide whether thousands of people are incinerated or not. If all nuclear weapons were off the face of the earth, countries' political tensions would cease overnight. If we kept to our borders and yet still gave aid to those in need, we would have peace. If we united, we could achieve such things. If we stepped back and saw the big picture ... we would be shocked. If we let little differences decide our future for us, we have already lost.

I write this letter worried. Many of my peers fail to think as clearly as I do. I envy them. I wish I could go on, living my life without questioning why I breathe involuntarily or why I see in color. I hope this letter shows that at least one teenager has abandoned all selfishness and pride to think and worry about the same things the adults claim to own in this world. We are all in this together, let's start acting like it. Thank you for your time.

Jack Loomis

Napa

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