Yes, it’s true. After a rather lengthy hiatus, I am back. Once it was no longer a necessity to write the articles, I figured I didn't need to go on with this blog. But after a few request that i continue, I decided to keep writing. Even if I am my only reader. That being said, I had hoped my first post would be some feel good piece regaling tales from Christmas past. But in light of recent events, I don’t think that is mood any of us are in right now.
I am not going to go on some long political rant on gun control. Looking at our gun laws is not where we will find our answers, because guns are not the problem. Yes, many times they are the preferred means to an end, but they are not the catalyst. We are. If you want an explanation, look no further.Our society today is the issue we need to be examining. We may have made huge advances in technology in the last 50 years or so, but we have back peddled in our principles and integrity. Where are our morals? Why is compassion to our fellow man considered newsworthy and not commonplace? Don’t get me wrong, I believe that good deeds should be acknowledged, but what we now consider a good deed, earlier generations simply called good upbringing.
I understand that this is not the lone issue in the recent shootings, but I do feel it is a part of it and needs to be addressed. With each generation we are losing compassion and empathy for one another. We are becoming a greedy and covetous culture who glorifies the excess lifestyles we see on T.V. Proper manners and etiquette, which used to be commonplace, are not being taught anymore. What kind of examples are we setting? Is this the future we want for our children? For their children?
Do I think that returning to a stricter set of morals and values is the answer? I do, but just a small part of it. There is so much more involved that I can’t get into right now, but I truly feel that if we gave more and took less, if we helped one another, and showed courtesy and kindness, our country would be a better place. So I will continue to try to set the example I want my children to follow, and I hope for the sake of generations to come, that others will too. I’m just sayin’.
As is your talent, you hit the nail on the head once again. I hate to say it, but the problem is that our "Families" are being destroyed. As we use more and more of this new technology, we grow further apart. O.K. stand up all you people whose kids would rather play guitar hero than pick up a "real" guitar and learn how to play it. And you wonder why we have such a problem with over weight kids? And raise your hands if your kids don't go out and play after doing homework? What ever happened to just calling someone, just to hear their voice. Now, I just text. I'm as guilty as the next. My son said he knew I was OK because he saw that I signed on my Facebook site. He could have just called. We're living in a virtual world now, and the more we do so, the more we loose our social skills. It's so much easier to be in a virtual world of our own creation, than living in a world that grows colder and more dangerous every day, and over which we have no control. Now lastly, I want to say: WELCOME BACK! We missed you. RWS
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