24 - Friday, April 18 ta - North Shoré News ' Lana god because i believe in myself, 9° I have the power to create life ‘and fake it. j 4, and I alone, have complete’ con- trol over my future. No one can make me do anything I do not wish to do. ‘ No one can mui me feel anything I - do not wish ta feel. - - The world around ine is a world of day own creation. , lis shaped by my perceptions, my thoughts and my feelings. My world is different from anyone else's, : d may choose: to share my world with others, but. it will remain > mine arid mine alone. - “It is my life and I have complete : control over it. . Tama god because I choose to be. : hama god beca use I believe in : myself. 0 of am a a god because I They the faith ale} [Your NEWS I WROTE this poem because it is something I feel strongly about. This is not a poem about religion. I am not try- ing to be sacreligious or offensive. When I say I am a god I don’t mean literally, but symbolically. A god is omnipotent and in claiming - to be my own god, I claim absolute power over myself. So often these days people look _ outward for the answers to life’s problems. We must change this. We: - must start to look inward, in our- selves for these answers. .: 4 We must start taking responsi- bility for ourselves. We must recog- nize that we alone have power over” “our own lives. .,. Itis when'we give up this power, when we give the control to warn others, that we find difficulties. If lam unhappy then it is my fault, no one else’s. If someone : " says something that hurts my feel- - ings it is my responsibility because they are my feelings. ‘If Ido not succeed in something, ‘ON ‘APRIL LD: 120 Sutherland students will be ~ fasting for 24 hours in order to Taise money for “World Vision.” "By Margaret Bryant: ‘ZAP! CONTRIBUTOR. ‘World Vision. i is a Christian humanitarian relief and development organization dedicated to meeting the eeds of children, families and. communities regardless “of their race, color or creed. - World Vision assists the hungry ‘and homeless in Asia, Africa, Latin America and North’ ‘America, ‘The money raised by the’ 24-hour famine will help - provide f food aid, immunization, education and half-way _houses to countries, many of which have been devastat- . “ed by war and corruption. ..., ‘Many people. believe that education. is the key to “helping poverty-stricken nations. ‘ By. teaching people about nutritional: needs and then eaching them how to fulfill those needs through agri- : culture they can ‘Pass their F knowledge on-to future gen- ‘about good hi health practices, forest and. agriciltire man-. agement and basic reading, writing and arithmetic, . Through education, the vicious poverty cycle can be «. ‘broken and someday. these nations will stand on their feet again. However, ‘World Vision cannot do this on their own.: They need support from you. to continue their fight against hunger and poverty.” - This is why the Sutherland student council ‘has orga- nized their third-annual 24-hour famine to raise money ’ for this cause. Each student who pasticipaids in 1 tlie famine gets as many people as possible'to’ ‘pledge donations. The students will spend the night at Sutherland school. They will watch videos, play games and listen to live bands for the duration of their 24-hour fast. ; Last year Sutherland raised over $3,600 for World Vision. Hopefully this year, with over 100 students par- ticipating, that number will be topped. If you are interested in: pledging a donation, please contact Erica Weimer at Sutherland secondary school at: 985-5301. If you are interested in organizing a famine at your school, business or community centre please call, NEW club’ for high s school stus" “dents is opening with a teen dance “on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. “All North, Shore high school stu- “dents are welcome to attend the. -dance. There will be door prizes, aD, - refreshments and speakers about the club and its plans for the future. hee get a “Ea ate Mt M ESERIT the Famine Hot-Line to’ ’ Friday“ Night “Live: Clubs” . Association (FNL) are all about hav- ing good tines without drugs or aicohol. A limited number of tickets for Saturday’s dance will be sold at $5 each, Tickets are available at “RecCentre Lonsdale or at schools. For more info, call FNL at 986-1321, -free at 1- 800- 387-8080. ADULTS HAVE expressed concerns about Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain becoming a folk hero, and are worried that teens may copy his sui- . cide, Should they be concerned? Do you think Cobain is a hero or a loser for killing himself? this too is my fauit because } allowed myself to fail. If] feel helpless and that I have no control : over my life, it is because I have _ given up this control, relinquished my power {o someone else, So how did I come to all these grand conclusions? It’s simple. L-used to live my life for other people, base my happiness on other people and do everything to. meet the expectations of other people. Unfortunately no one can live like that forever and eventually | snapped under the pressure. I began to feel depressed, upset, guilty and hurt. : Worst of all, I felt I was a fail- ure, that I was worthless. To cure’ ~~ the intense pain inside myself I tried talking to counsellors, doctors and friends. I even tried praying to - whatever supreme being might be listening. No one could give me the WE. RECENTLY -asted if you are concerned about what you’ will do after high school and if.’ “you feel pressured to’ attend col. : jege or university. che I think Ido feel pressured. was telling ‘my mom that I just wanted to gu to college and. -she said that university is bet- ter. I heard in school that they" are exactly the same, except that university has more pres- Wm 19 and 1 graduated last year. .[’m not worried and: ‘I’m not resily a-university. type. Besides, they ‘are too. overcrowded anyway. I think that if more people put thei minds into sports, the world would be. a beiter place.‘ We. also recently. asked if yo are affected by teen violence. |”: OF SAVINGS ALL COTTON AND COTTON BLENDS REDUCED 45” CORDUROY. 100% ‘COTTON |.