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Francis
2014 Feb 7, 12:42pm
Yes, it is a very sad world. I consider myself lucky that at least I live in a place where the only war is fought between gangs. That's sad too.
You've got a few years on me, but not many. I keep telling my wife that I'm going to die when I'm 70; not due to an illness but because I want to (although if 71 comes around I won't be considering suicide). The world has turned upside down in many ways. To me it has become what's right is wrong and vice-versa. What's black is white, what's right is left, etc.
I was lucky enough to have a wonderful childhood. Grew up in a great area. Had fantastic friends. Made some (looking back at it) dreadful mistakes but (thank the Lord) didn't leave any scars on my person or record. But the direction this world and specifically this country has taken and continues to take ... yeah, I'm more than ready to leave.
To take some words from an old song - "... you don't know what you've got till it's gone ..." I feel sorry for my kids and grandkids. Me, I'll be outta here before it gets REALLY stupid (it's just moving into the stupid stage right now, soon to followed by the REALLY stupid stage).
The day ends and I solved a few problems. I also had some moments to reflect. I always keep a little notebook at my side. I write in it by hand and it's never made public. This notebook stretches from my 64th birthday on October 23, 2012 to today. It has a lot of my thoughts, ideas and "what ifs." How did I summarize the last 15 months. I came up with a few high points. But the notebook ended on a sad note. I feel that as time goes on things get worse and worse not just for the poor but also for the average middle class working man or woman in the USA and around the world. The gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen. It was a sad conclusion to reach on a dark and a rainy day. Elena agreed with my conclusion and pointed out in passing that the gross inequalities between the rich and the poor in 1920's Germany led to the rise of the Nazi Party.