younger generation believers...with experiences, page 23

Ok, first - OP, I would just like to say a big thank you for this wonderful post. Look at the amazing discussion it's brought, brilliant!

This entire thread reflects exactly what I, myself, have been "feeling" my entire LIFE.

I remember as a young child, I used to be much more "mature" for my age as well.

I used to play in the school yard and the kids used to fight a lot, for example. I remember sitting to the side and thinking to myself "What the hell are these guys doing?!?!!". Of course, it was just like any other normal thing for them to do, but to me, it was the most absurd thing in the world.

Same thing with bars and partying, really. Like everyone else mentioned, I never saw the reasoning behind pumping as much alcohol into your blood stream to the point where you would puke your guts out and would need the help of 3 other people to carry you back home. Yet, I see this happen to some of my buddies, all the time. Same goes for smoking and drugs. Why would a person inject all that smoke and chemicals into their lungs and body? I never understood this.

As a kid, I used to read a lot of books as well while everyone else was watching Micky Mouse on TV. I was fascinated with the stars, planets and dinosaurs and other such materials.

I just, for some reason that I cannot explain, always felt like I was "ahead of my time" and I would look at the world around me and wonder "WOW! What the hell is going on here?! PLEASE! Mature, people."

I, too, am 25. Unfortunately, I have never had any direct experiences with UFO's. I have never seen one or anything like that.

I do, however, firmly and strongly believe that this phenomenon is very, very real.

I remember being very skeptical at first about aliens and UFO's back in my Teens. But now, having done the research, it's almost impossible for me to believe otherwise at this point. There's been so many sightings and reports from all around the globe. Not to mention, the very legit documents and videos, as well as testimonies from very credible sources such as former government officials and military personnel which back up their existence.

There's also other strange occurrences surrounding the UFO's phenomena - such as cattle mutilations and crop circles. Both of which have never fully been explained. It's just absolutely fascinating.

IMO, one needs to look no further than this entire universe we live in and we just "know" that somehow, someway, we aren't "alone" in it. It's impossible.

I know that exact "Feeling" you're talking about. The whole "Why the hell am I here?" feeling. The feeling that you're here for something much, much "Bigger".

Personally, I feel like I should be out there exploring the many moons, planets and stars that inhabit these fabulous, far distant worlds in our galaxy. I feel a calling that's beyond this planet, but yet I am bound by the limits of my human body and what our current transportation and technology can allow.

That's one of the reasons why I think I have a hard time, sometimes, to "relate" to people as you mentioned, because it seems everyone around me is living for the "moment".

It's almost like they are living in a box and are forcingly unwilling to expand and open their minds to different possibilities that differ from their own reality and lifestyles. The moment you mention something that isn't "ordinary" or accepted by the mainstreamed society, their thoughts process explode.

I am by no means an anti-social person. I love to interact with people on a daily basis and I have no choice but to do so with the job I have, but it's extremely funny to see the attitude of some of the people I frequent. They don't seem to get the bigger picture at all. They concern and worry themselves with little meaningless things.

Then, I turn on my TV, and what do I see? I see the tape of latest scandal about Obama's pastor being played over and over again, Hillary Clinton's "sniper fire" comments or Governor Spitzer having a special rendezvous with an exotic escort, it's ridiculous.

Don't even get me started on the polygamist sect of Warren Jeffs that is on every news channel now. It is one, if not **THE** perfect example of what we're talking about here. People who cannot and are unwilling to grasp the bigger picture or think for themselves. They are easily content with living their small simple lives like a sheep, lead by a shepherd.

I often ask myself, why aren't I not seeing some of the latest pictures of NASA's space explorations on TV? Why am I not seeing other new scientific discoveries and projects that could, and would be much more useful and beneficial for us as a species? Why isn't information like this in the mainstream news? You would think some of the most stunning discoveries we see here on the internet, on a daily basis, posted on official sites like NASA, would be on every major news network in television, on the front page of every newspaper, in every town, and every city - but yet...it isn't.

On the rare occasions that I do see such news, it usually get's a broadcast time of no more than 5-10 mins, and it's back to the latest week's gossip again.

I try to talk about this to some of my family members or the people I work with, but they all think I'm nuts. They all carry a "LOL! There's nothing out there noob - Just empty space" attitude. Yet, of course, they are more concerned with knowing if Briney Spears' recovery is going well. Pathetic, really.

Unfortunately, I have come to realize and accept the sad fact that we live in a society that is more preoccupied with the latest scandals, celebrity drama and who's gonna win American Idol this year, rather than discovering new and exciting things that lie beyond this world. Things that could advance our knowledge as a species by so, so much.

It's a shame, but it's the reality we live in. The good news is, after having read this thread, I have realized that I'm not alone and I'm not the only one who has felt this way all along.

It's certainly a relief to see that so many people have had many similar, if not exact same experiences I've had. =)

This is my first post on ATS, and now that I've found this place, I look forward to being part of this great community for a long, long time.

*Cheers*

~N3V3RM1ND~

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