There’s a lot going on in the world today. Wars are raging. Elections are gearing up. Needless killings are all around us. People are taking extreme views on every subject from abortion to immigration. It seems the world gets more convoluted and confusing every day. Folks are scared of a lot of things. Tolerance can be a virtue, or a vice, depending on how you use it. We spend a lot of time on what others are doing, or not doing, in their lives and overlook the imperfect lives we live. I just wanted to remind y’all of a few hard truths today.
One: Don’t elect people who are so arrogant that they seem to have the answer to everything. That’s a dictator. They’re bad. Elect folks who ask you what’s important. They’re the ones who will work hard for you. If you can find them.
Two: Have conversations about problems. No one has all the answers. We can all bring something to the table. If politicians spend all of their time impeaching each other, when will they have time to work together to solve our problems?
Three: The media isn’t the public. Talk to each other, to understand each other’s problems. Put yourself in another person’s shoes. See issues from different perspectives.
Four: Vote on your convictions. If everyone that could vote, did vote, we’d have a better country, hands down.
Five: Government doesn’t have all the answers. They are simply organized people who are trying to make things better, ideally. We, as individuals, have to do most of the hard work ourselves. Erbody needs to be adults, when you’re an adult. Don’t expect the government to do the job you’re supposed to do for yourself.
Six: Empathy, love, and compassion are needed in society. How we talk to each other and treat each other needs to reflect what our values aspire to be. If we really want to help people, then that’s what we should do. Each of us. Every day.
Maybe I’m ranting. Maybe I’m naive. It’s just my opinion, and I felt like sharing it.
God bless y’all!
Rolling Stones 