Questions seem to be multiplying far faster than answers in today’s world. Once again a few human beings saw fit to blow themselves up to get a few of the “others”. Once again politicians in this country knee jerked their standard answer: war of some kind. Once again we who follow the political theater presented to us have all sorts of reactions.
On another day some fool will gun down school children, church people, theater goers or someone. Each event is a media circus and they feed us the stuff and we gobble it up.
As these events occur there is a relatively constant back ground of suffering around the world involving poverty, oppression, persecution and other horrors. The concern and outrage long ago leveled of into some kind of acceptance. The sensational events eventually also dissolve into that background.
Suicide has always been a mystery to me because I love life too much. Often as I allow my consciousness to awaken I feel miserable about what is happening to so many people in this world. Humans are basically very acceptive of the suffering of others or else they would be driven mad. They find ways of trying to help and do their best. Once in a while it becomes too much and they end it all.
My scar for life came when my son Joel took his life. He was a politically conscious person and very sensitive. When Ronald Raygun became president he saw the handwriting on the wall and left us.
I could never envision him strapping on bombs and taking others with him. The suicide bomber is a different kind of human than our politicians who can make war and kill so very many in almost complete safety. The fact that humankind has evolved that kind of power and lack of responsibility should be enough to make one wonder about the future of the species. Mix in the creation of masses in poverty and the ravaging of the planet and hope becomes a sign of lunacy.
But we have an election coming. We are choosing candidates. Sure we can find someone who does not fit the common murderous mold I so poorly described above. How could any decent people do otherwise?
I will leave it to you to think about what you are doing. As far as this election goes I am pro-life in the real sense of the word. I hope you are too.