Filed under: On a Quest for Something GREAT, Repatriation, This Woebegone World | Tags: oil prices, The results of a history of bad decision-makers, woe is we, world
This morning. This Saturday morning, I decided to do that little thing I do so that I can be a more informed person. I think it’s called reading the news. DAMN OIL PRICES ARE HIGH.
It saddened me that there’s so much going on in the world: so much suffering, so much strife, so much genocide – a little bit too much of everything. Then I wondered what it would take for things to get better. Who are the people we need to talk to or cry to so that humanity might have a chance at survival? I’m deeply bothered because our generation will soon inherit a world that has been turned upside-down and raped by the generations that preceded us – the generations that birthed us. Not to undermine the good things and all the “giant leaps for mankind” that have precipitated over the years. There are some who have devoted their entire lives to fighting for social justice and equality. Quite frankly, I think there our morals and values are rapidly decaying. Our generation has some major cleaning-up to do – even within ourselves.
Maybe if we could just get along, and all differences were dissipated, and all prejudices were put aside. Maybe if we could just all come together as one race, a human race, we could improve the present and achieve a great tomorrow for our kids. Maybe if variety and diversity could be appreciated and not used to fabricate social, racial, ethnic, or religious lines of division, WE WOULD ALL BE MUCH HAPPIER.
That being said, I don’t think that it is beneficial to dwell on the past. However, I do think that we need to be aware of the decisions, actions, and events that have gotten us to where we are. I think we all need to stop and ask ourselves, “How can I contribute to making the world better?”
I guess I’ve used up my weekend allotment of free speech.
