We live in a time when people seem stressed. Stress breeds a lack of patience. People have become quick to look for the bad in most every comment, joke, cartoon... many things that used to be taken with a smile and nod.
Daily, we read/hear of people demonstrating in the streets about who uses what restroom while politicians cut funding for schools. First responders and those in the military draw salaries of $40,000 to $60,000 while professional athletes make $4 million to $6 million/year. Radical Islamic fundamentalists kill dozens of innocents every day in their convoluted view of religion while our politicians attempt to block any of those innocents from immigrating to the U.S. We see a leading candidate for President of the United States demean gender, race, religion and witness crowds cheer him and his egocentricity.
I could go on and on. And, we wonder why folks seem to be in a funk... seem to be carrying a dour disposition as they go about their daily routine.
I believe too many have seen that we, the people, cannot fix what is wrong with politics and government. No matter who we vote out and who we vote in, the folks with the big dollars buy their politicians and the SCOTUS ruled they can.
So, what's the answer? As for myself, I have a lot less left than lived. My time on God's Green Earth is limited as I approach the 70's. I WILL NOT spend the time God has blessed me with in a negative spirit. I will tell jokes and enjoy life and if someone is offended... get over it! I will smile with others and try to find the positives of conversations, not the negatives. I cannot control Congress or our State government but I can control who I associate with and laugh with. I cannot control the lack of respect and integrity evidences in so many of today's generation... but I can make every attempt to be a good model for our kids and grandkids.
Love... Laugh... Live!!!
