Every morning, I open BBC News on Instagram and catch up with what’s been happening in the world while I’ve been sleeping. I used to ignore the news – in fact, I can remember my lovely blogging friend, Susan, gently berating me for it – but now I see it as my duty as a citizen of Earth to be, at the very least, aware.
I know there is absolutely nothing I can do about what happens during my night; during my day, for that matter. Any actions I take will have no impact on the fighting, bullying, fearfulness, greed, and bigotry.
So, I sit here in my paddock, drinking my morning coffee from my favourite mug, and send love and hope and healing thoughts into the universe whilst wondering how…
How the hell do we humans keep doing this to each other?
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Because there is money to be made out of madness? Because people didn’t have mothers or fathers who loved them properly? It is very depressing and frightening at the moment.
I think a lot has to do with lack of empathy and “walking a mile in another person’s shoes” is not seen as important, I guess because that can be uncomfortable and unprofitable. Deep thoughts for a Monday morning…
You don’t need to be empathetic to display common decency, and it seems to me that being decent and polite has lost its value.
Sure is. Sigh.
I wonder the same thing. We are going through such a hard time in this country. Discouraging and depressing.
Sending so much love your way, Laurie. Some mornings I cant quite believe what I’m reading…
Thanks so very much. Heartbreaking to see what our country has become.
it is scary. I ask myself this a lot. People don’t seem to have any empathy anymore.
Empathy stands in the way of Empire building so it’s very out of fashion. I reckon there’s way more empaths than bullies; lets do a Captain Planet…our powers combined. I thjnk it just starts with behaving like decent human beings
I am reminded of an old Chris de Burgh song – Crusader (you already know about my deplorable taste in music)…the song is a very light/not very accurate rendering of the story of one of the many battles between the European Crusaders of the Middle Ages and Saladin, who led a mighty Muslim army, and held Jerusalem. The essence of the song is in two versions of one set of verses: Saladin at one point says “I am invincible, I am the King, I will win”. When the bloody battle is over, and Saladin has fled, the Crusaders say ” we are invincible, God is the King, and we will win”; the suggestion being that battles fought for right and honourable reasons are winnable (in this case, with God on their side). The last verse of the song continues a conversation between a wise man and his fool. The wise man asks if we have learned anything from history…”will it be this way again?”. And the fool replies “…there is only greed and evil in the men who fight today, the song of the Crusader has long since gone away”. A very long winded way of saying that I agree with Tootlepedal. For me, much of what goes on in the world these days, and always has, comes down to greed for power and wealth. Depressing perhaps, but I choose to side with the optimism of the Crusaders as portrayed in the old song.
I just want us to all be cordial. We don’t have to believe the same stuff, live in the same way or even like each other,we just need to stop thinking its okay to beat those who thjnk differently to us to a pulp either figuratively it literally.
very beautifull picture 👍
Sometimes I take a little break from what is presented as ‘news’. Human bad behaviour is considered more ‘newsworthy’ than the countless acts of kindness performed each day. I like to read the local weekly newspaper which reports the ordinary, every day going ons in life including what is putting local communities up in arms and joyful events the community supports.
I like my weekly newspaper too …the best place to source a tradesman, find out what’s going on locally and see the photos from the recent Spring Fair. You’re so eight about human bad behaviour passing as news