(You know the rest)

Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

News headline about 100s of missiles and drones being launched against Israel and who is having a positive experience from this event. It is not the people that are being attacked nor the ones that will suffer the counterattack. It is the weapons manufacturers and the politicians that continue to make money from others’ inability to get along with each other.
What do all these conflicts gain? They are teaching a new generation to mistrust and hate others and that is universal because no matter where you are in a conflict there are always two sides that have different opinions about what is taking place. These events are not the kinds of things that are forgotten or resolved because if we really look at most conflicts we find a history that goes back centuries and they are still not resolved.
The people that take advantage of these issues are getting rich and they really do not care who wins or loses as they know that in a very short period of time someone will start the entire insane game again. Mankind is supposed to be the intelligent being on this planet but that would have to be up for debate by anyone observing us.
Other issues are just as mind numbing as these constant conflicts. We have all the efforts being made to stop abortion and that is never going to happen. Just like so many other things that the human species continues to be involved in no matter what laws get passed. Some manage to get a pass for their crimes, think rich white men, and some do not get a pass no matter what. Prostitution is considered illegal, immoral and against religious doctrine and yet It has been around since before recorded time and will be around as long as forever.
Drinking was and is considered a sin by some and was once outlawed. Alcohol has been around since someone figured out how to make it and again will be around forever. Water kept getting contaminated by humans dumping their unwanted stuff in the rivers and lakes so booze made the water safe. Wine was a part of daily life even in the Bible and Jesus served it. Even our forefathers that were as strict a bunch of dower faced pundits as you could hope to find jumped ship at Plymouth Rock and did not proceed to Virginia because they ran out of beer.
We need guidance in our society to protect those that need protecting and assistance to fulfill needs. All of this takes conscience and understanding, not the idea that one size fits all. A good many people have tattoos and others would not have one if they were free. They have been used to honor and they have been used to identify for persecution but they are still a part of society and like them or not we tolerate them. The same needs to be the case when we talk of choices to have a relationship that is not considered the norm, or a procedure that you would not think to have performed. Personal choice if it is not harming you and may help or even save someone else should be accepted or at least tolerated because in the end it has nothing to do with you and your opinion. None of us knows what is best for everyone and we are all unique as to how we view or feel about everything we encounter so if you won’t wear red shoes don’t condemn someone that dones.