Earth, a wonderful place....

Have you ever wondered why you are on this planet and not on Mars? If so, welcome to the club. Sometimes I wonder why, but then my sister reminds me by saying "You are just here to annoy me!" And I thank her and go on with my day as usual.

Now that I think about it, being put on Earth to annoy my sister isn't a half bad reason. I mean, your job is easy. Every day, make sure you get on her nerves, which is never that hard ( especially with my sister). Think of your sister as a time bomb, that is always on the edge of exploding, and your the guy trying to make the time go quicker. The series of events might happen in this fashion: you annoy her, she explodes, and sometimes even chases you around the house with a stick, but you get the satisfaction of knowing you were able to tick her off. That is something to be proud of. So far, I think I have managed to annoy my sister once every day for about 3 weeks running now.

If you ask your mom this question "Why was I put on Earth?", she'll probably give you a worried look and say "So you can learn and prosper." That isn't a half bad reason either. I like the idea of prospering and getting rich. The learning part is a must though, and I find myself disappointed that nobody has invented a "skip school" device where all the knowledge you would learn in school transfers into my head. Then my other part of my brain says that that's foolish and childish. So I end up struggling through school to get that magnificent job as an archaeologist so I can be rich and prosperous.

There is one more explanation that you might get. This comes from mainly your priest ( if you go to church and religious). Sometimes even if you aren't religious and you ask a priest why you were set on Earth you will most likely get this answer. "To serve God, and others, and make yourself holy as He is holy." Now, this might not make sense to you if you are not religious, but hey, it could be another reason anywho. Those are three reasons I believe that we could be on Earth for. Or, it could be some awful mishap and we're just a mistake.

I think I'd like to live on Mars better anyway. But then again, it's a planet full of sand, and I've had enough sand in my life in the past month to last me a millenia.