Is this the kind of world our children will inherit?!?

I'm in a ranting kind of mood. I guess I'm just sick of seeing all of the crap day after day after day.

In the past weeks, I have been astounded by what I have seen and heard on the news. The level of inhumanity is staggering!

Senseless killings, vicious beatings between children televised for all to see, apathy and character assassination (which, unfortunately, I've been a victim of in the past, thankfully by no one that reads my blog!) seems all too common now. The psychopathic side of society seems like it's becoming the norm.

It's pretty sad that we live in a culture that entertainment is watching children beating each other while those same viewers condemn any form of belief in God or other religious belief. The counter-culture now is believing in God or A God, respect for life, the elderly and each other, humility and empathy for others' losses.

An example, is the character assassination of Barack Obama. Now, I'm not a supporter of Mr. Obama ( I'm a McCain girl myself!) so I'll make that clear, but to say a person is in lockstep with his pasteur, teacher, boss, mechanic because they know, attend a class or church or patronize a business is just crazy talk!

Another example is with the devastating natural disasters in Myanmar (Burma) and China.
In the news, they report (sometimes with glee) the slow response of these countries to respond and of the mishandling of the incoming aid. With the catastrophic infrastructure damage and ten of thousands and hundreds of thousands presumed dead, how quickly is one to render aid?

If my memory serves me (which lately it doesn't so well) I remember our own disaster Katrina. Many people struggled for weeks and are still struggling, due to the delayed response and sometimes diversion of much needed medical supplies and food aid to political friends and others who didn't need any of it.

Granted Myanmar has a long history of corruption and maybe some of the criticism is warranted, but China has stepped up to the plate. They have gotten into, and are getting into the areas that basically had no inroads that weren't destroyed. They are flying in aid and have brought in heavy equipment to move the tons of rubble to uncover their buried countrymen, women and children. Many of the villages have lost generations of family members and it has been reported that some villages have lost almost all of the children to the quake. Many infants and children have been orphaned or have yet to find living relatives that can care for them. Instead of kicking them when their down, the world should be rallying to their aid. Why do some people seem to take pleasure in others pain?
I don't think those who criticize the rescue efforts in Asia are aware of "face" that is a real entity in both China and Myanmar. If one cannot help themselves it is often seen as a "loss of face" and inturn something they are ashamed of. Asking and sometimes receiving aid can be a "loss of face" issue that those not familiar with the culture know nothing about. In China, there is no Chinese word for "proud", but if you spend any time in China, you will see they have no need for the word, it is visible in almost every person I saw.

In yet another example I saw today, was with the diagnosis of Senator Kennedy having a malignant brain tumor. While some were offering words of kindness, support and thankful acknowledgement of his accomplishments, others would slide in aside comments about his drinking history and his other struggles both public and private. Pretty sick way of getting ratings and attention.



As my beautiful niece quietly celebrates her 6th birthday, my hope is, that in my "pollyanna" dreams, she along with my children will inherit a world that cherishes life, religious freedom, has respect and kindness for those less fortunate, is hopeful and is repulsed by hate, predjudice, disrespectful and destructive forces that seek to harm instead of help.
Our children deserve the best. The world I see today is far from that!
Until next time.....(hopefully, I'll be more optimistic!)