Waiting on the world to change

Mr. John Mayer wrote this song called "Waiting on the world to change". In this song he sings:


"And we're still waiting 
Waiting on the world to change 
We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change 
One day our generation 
Is gonna rule the population 
So we keep on waiting 
Waiting on the world to change 

We keep on waiting 
Waiting on the world to change" 

I get what he is saying. But I'm not so sure about this weird, random guy in the store yesterday. 

As I was walking over to the ATM this man crossed my path, stared at me, and then told me:

"Die wêreld gaan nie verander nie. Die mense is te kwaad vir mekaar en daar is te veel haat. Ek hoop jy verstaan wat ek sê?" 

I just kept quiet and nodded, creating the impression that I was deaf and didn't hear what he had just said. 

I was shocked. I didn't get what he meant. Where had he fallen out of? Was he on drugs? Drunk? Lonely? 

Walking home from the shops, I looked down and saw my shirt while looking down. I was wearing my white Volcom-shirt that read: "Embrace change." 

I then got what that man meant. He was referring to my shirt - the world isn't going to change. People are too scared and they hate each other so much for that change to happen. I didn't know where he was coming from. Where he stays, how we was brought up as a child ect. I only got that he knew the world wasn't going to change. 

For now, I'm just saying: Whatever. 

So what if the people in the world hate each other, and people in Egypt want to slit each others throats. So what that people turn their backs on violence and other wrong-doings. I'm tired of looking at the problem when nothing is happening. 

Instead, I'm waiting on the world to change. Hope in the darkest of hours brings much more to the table than staring at the problem and throwing your hands in the air. 

As my shirt read: Embrace change.