10/15/98 3:00 AM

I want to reach each and every person's soul on this earth.....Just so they know, that they are not the only ones who go through the things they do. I want to share in their triumphs and their fears, their happiness, and their tears...

Nothing about fame and fortune appeals to me really. It's never been any type of motivation for me to write, sing or play. Frankly, it kind of scares me sometimes. I mean, I value so much my time alone and my peaceful solitude, I don't know if I could handle all of the ignorance, evil and selfishness of the press and everything that goes along with being "famous". The ONLY thing that makes me want to acheive that level of fame is the fact that I can reach soooo many people at once. I want people to understand me, and relate to me. I want them to know that others understand and relate to them. I want them to know that they are not alone and that there will ALWAYS be someone out there who is worse off than they. I want to teach people how to appreciate every little blessing they have and realize that, despite what they see on the news, there really is alot more good than bad out there. I want to unite and inspire the truly good people of the world because I know that there are way more of us out there than the bad, but we've always just been very passive people, avoiding conflict etc., that all you see out there is the bad, aggressive people and we, the truly good people just try to ignore it all. It's time for the good people to be heard and seen. I want kids who think they have it rough to look at me and my life and count there blessings, and know that every day I'm counting mine. I want to see good people in positions of authority in this country. I want faith and happinesss to be high above money on people's list of priorities. I don't want people to slow down and stare or twist thier neck at an accident on the side of the road, but instead look straight ahead and thank God for blessing them with another day to live. I don't want people to sit at home and watch hours of ignorance and stupidity on Jerry Springer or other mindless talk shows and be truly entertained. I want people to realize that death and destruction, sadness and sorrow, show up in life all the time without any assistance, and to not want to cause any or see any until it is forced upon them by nature. I want people to find peace with God and with themselves. To rely and trust in him and in themselves and no one else. People come and go, loved ones pass away, friends move away, but God and you are the only ones who will be there every second of every day of your entire life. I want people to be content and secure with themselves and not rely too much on material things. So many relationships are based around fear. Fear of losing the other person, fear of being alone....but if you can eliminate these fears, you can begin to truly appreciate and enjoy every good aspect of any relationship and ignore or dismiss any bad. You will never "settle" for anything if you know that everyone deserves the best and that you can survive alone for is long as it takes to find your best. At the same time always knowing that you are never truly alone. I want people to accept eachother's differences and concentrate on similarities. I want people to look past religious differences and realize that the lives we are living are gifts from God, whatever or where ever we believe him/her to be. We are all the same regardless of how we choose to worship God. I want those who choose to not believe in God to accept and welcome those who do and understand that we find comfort and security in our faith. Deep down, we all know what is good or bad and what is right or wrong. Rules and religions were all formed by people, therefore you must allow for human error. The fact that there are SO many religions should be proof enough that not any one of them are 100% correct. Follow your heart. "Going to church no more makes you a christian than going to a garage makes you a car." - I saw that on a bumper sticker once. I think that God would want everyone to look around at all the beauty in nature around them every day, and recognize and truly appreciate it, instead of sitting in some huge, man-made building on hard wooden pews trying not to fall asleep listening to some MANS interpretation of "God's Word." And I DEFINATELY think he wouldn't want us KILLING and fighting over which was the CORRECT way to worship him! But that's just me... Again, deep down, we all know what is good or bad and what is right or wrong. It doesn't have to be so complicated. It seems to me that the Native American Indians were the closest thing to perfect human beings that ever lived.... But someone went and killed almost all of them...
I want people to look up to and admire people with good morals and genuine kindness, as opposed to people in positions of high authority or of great wealth. I want people to appreciate every gift on this planet and use it's resources responsibly.

Danny Hamilton