--the world as we know it--

    i pieced this together today(over
coffee), from two letters i wrote many
years ago to my pastor...probably 
unsent--



    your values, what are they?, where
did they come from?, some learned, some
due to experience, hardships, happy times,
or faith--
    experience(life's hard lessons), they
seem to really shape us...all too often, it's
what, or whom, we think has harmed us,
or our loved ones, and how, that brings
us to where we are today--
    the hardships...needn't happen to our
neighbors, unless we let them--
     my grandparents would say, "we are
as safe as the tragedies we let fall on
our neighbors", or, "turning a blind eye
to everything means no-one will see what
happens to you some day", they were
part of the "greatest generation", a group
filled to the brim, with wisdom of all kinds--
     so, when to act on an injustice, and
what to do about it, is often in the hands of
the heart, or the heavens...
     yes, there is a fine line between being a
hero, and a jerk--
    sometimes, no right answer is possible,
but something must be done--
   life isn't lived as fully from the sidelines, these
days when there's trouble, people come running(mostly
to watch, take pictures, or gather artifacts to sell on ebay),
but not to get involved--
    today, most people say "i'm glad it's not me",
when they see something bad happen...seems to
be the unofficial mantra of the last few generations...
not cool--
   it's great to make a buck, but i prefer it be in an
honourable way--
   capitalism, and morality, are not one road, but
two, and it's at these crossroads, where they meet,
that we are at our best...
   freedom, without morality, is a type of hell to
be avoided--
   make a difference, follow your heart, be yourself...
go in a good way(change the world)--

                                        --best wishes to all--

(rd)