Lots of Questions

The older I get, the more questions I need answered.  What I've learned to date is that all of the world's problems stem from us human beings.

We have this beautiful planet to live out our lives on and yet we fill it up with garbage.  The simple fact that it takes 450 years for one of our trillions of plastic bottles to decompose tells it all.  Apparently we don't care because we haven't stopped producing and using them.  Most countries of the world are in the midst of civil wars.  We humans can't seem to get along with our neighbors so we fight them and physically destroy our country.

We deliberately and brutally hurt each other...in wars, spousal abuse, child abuse, criminal activity, etc.  Our leaders rob us blind.  We participate in infidelity in around 50% of marriages and yet most claim to love their partners.  The same holds true for those spouses who beat or murder the life partners they claim to love.

Lots of people go to church every Sunday and feel self-righteous  by doing so.  Then they leave the church and carry on with their infidelity, theft, and abuse of others.  The church leaders are no better except they are much worse because the bad ones prey on our children.

Maybe I never noticed it before but it seems like most of us humans make it our mission in life to chase the almighty dollar instead of a decent life.  Our values aren't what they should be.

I was just reminded that our health care system, which won't pay for life saving drugs in some cases, still use our funds to pay for sex change operations.  Like I said, we're our own worst enemies when it comes to following blindly.  Many people will squeal loudly because they don't approve of sex change surgery but those same people will be silent about how their neighbors can't afford the medicines they need.

Our priorities, for the most part, are just to keep our heads above water so we don't bother too much about the struggles of other people.  Empathy is becoming just a word like "tsk tsk!".

Of course there are decent people all around us who do their utmost to live decent and helpful lives but there are very few Mother Theresa's out there.  Human beings are innately greedy and tend to look after their own interests before considering anyone else.

There is no logic in our justice system.  Politicians and judges are bought and sold so often that no-one seems to get fair treatment in the courts.  Prejudices play a huge part in obtaining justice, too.

I guess I'm on a bit of a tear today, not unhappy but just seeing too much that isn't right and not having the ability to make it right.  It doesn't help that I recognize in myself all that is wrong with my fellow man.