One Night Out

The Grand Rapids Times

First off, I want to make it clear that this article isn’t directed towards anyone that this subject doesn’t concern.

It’s time to address an issue that’s been problematic for some time now.

Many of us are complaining about the lack of social venues that young people have to go to on the weekend.

We are frustrated with the fact that there are only a few night clubs, bowling alleys, and movie theaters that are available for our entertainment.

However, we are failing to look at the reasoning to why this is.

There aren’t many venues for us to socialize at because of the ruthless actions of other’s.

When a person works all week long and decide that they just want to spend one night with their friends to go dance, and etc this individual wants to have fun.

This person doesn’t want their one night of fun to be life threatening to their self or their friends.

A person doesn’t want to see a man get hit in the head with a beer bottle.

A person doesn’t want to see a man get kicked in the head repeatedly.

I know that I, for one, am exhausted with seeing my fellow peers acting foolish.

I’m not speaking about something that I know nothing about; I have been on both sides of the fence.

I have been the person who constantly fought, and I have been the person that was on the ground helpless.

However, I am also the individual that has come to the realization that all of this ruthlessness is worthless.

We all need to get our acts together.

Venues are being closed simply because we don’t know how to act.

We should all be able to come together and socialize without drama.

I shouldn’t have to fear for my girlfriends’ life at the end of the night when we leave the dance floor.

I shouldn’t have to be concerned about another man’s life at a place where people are having a good time.

We need to get it together.

I say we because we all have a friend that is one of these people that just don’t know how to act.

I’m not saying concern yourself in your friend’s drama, I’m saying school them on how to act when out at a public location.

We need to quit talking about this issue and be proactive about it.

Everyone needs to leave the drama at home and stop bringing it to public places amongst people it shouldn’t involve.

One for the week: “A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 19:11