Sending Out An S.O.S...

I'm all for peace; anyone who knows me, knows that.  I do not wish any harm to come to any living being.  I wish that all living creatures, humans included, could just live their lives as happily, & in as much peace, as possible.  

BUT, I am nearly losing my mind over the state of affairs in the world.  As the West (USA & Canada) continue to be shit all over in the world media, financial aid, military personnel, medical workers, & volunteers never stop in their assistance to any country that needs help & asks for it.  Have mistakes been made over the years? Most certainly, but nevertheless, the West never shirks its responsibility to help our fellow humans on the planet.  

I am wondering though, how much longer the "brains" of the West are going to continue grabbing their ankles & saying harder please, while the debt of the countries increase, the respect worldwide lessens & other countries who are raking in the trillions (China) roll out their latest military might for the 6 o'clock news with shit eating grins all over their faces?  

Seriously WTF!  I think that if I took a hammer & hit myself in the head until I passed out I would feel less pain than I do knowing that the powers that be are morally corrupt, money hungry, oil greedy, nature raping, self congratulating, selfish assholes.  

On a nicer note, it is wonderful to see the humans of the planet coming to the aid of those who in the recent months have desperately needed it.  Even if you have no money to offer, can not fly anywhere to volunteer, you can always give blood or just even give people a smile every day.  Someone might just receive your smile & think holy shit, there is kind human life on this planet; & they may be inspired enough to do something for someone else too!  

Life is short people.  How do we let the people in charge lead us into needless worry & terror on a daily basis?  Mother Nature has shown us that she is the one in charge at the end of the day.  Do we really need further molesting from our governments?

Save Our Souls indeed.

Happy Holidays

Hmmm.  Happy Holidays.  This is something I tend to write, or speak, rather than Merry Christmas.  I was at the bookstore last night & overheard a girl tell her friend "it offends me when people say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas".  Offends?  Really?  Wow.  I'd imagine there is a whole list of other things that offends this person in life.

I think that if anyone takes the time to acknowledge that there is a holiday approaching, or that you are in the midst of, & they include you in their good wishes, you should just say thank you and appreciate that there are people still in the world who would stop & offer a stranger a kind word.

Perhaps the words Merry Christmas hold a bad memory for a person, or they are not celebrating Jesus' birthday, or maybe the holidays might truly suck for a person but they are bringing up all that they can muster to not appear that this may be the hardest week in their year.  No one knows what any other person is truly dealing with.  One of the most impressive, & deceiving, things that us human beings wear is a smile.  It is truly one of the most concealing things that we own.

My point is, just give people a break.  Life is short, & there are enough people that will be rude to you or ignore you. Cherish the moments when a stranger takes the time to treat you like a human being despite their own feelings or situation.

And then try to do the same for someone else.