I sort of can’t believe where our civilized culture is going these days. Mom used to have a saying for those kind of folk, saying, ‘they’re going to hell in a handbasket.’
It seems that people are no longer just discontent with things and question motives etc. hoping to get some answers that may shed a little light on situations; conversations that bring about a mutual understanding are the best even if both sides just agree to disagree to get along for the sake of all.
Rather than doing so, some seethe from the inside out until it grows into a festering pot of hatred that is spewed all over, contaminating themselves and everyone in-between.
Of course everyone has heard about the political fiasco south of the border with Trump and Biden; something that turns a stomach a little sour, whichever side of the political fence you sit on. There is one thing that wealth and power can do to a person if they let themselves be driven to heights of narcissistic sophomania. It’s rather uncomely, to say the least. There’s no denying that arrogance will get you nowhere faster than you can blink your eye. For Trump, he twittered himself obsolete and unfortunately the ruling ‘gods’ have looked down in disfavour and are going so far as to try and eliminate him by every means possible, inciting the term ‘cancel-culture.’ The term means if you don’t conform, you’ll basically eventually disappear from society. I would venture so far as to say this cancel culture could lead to an ultimate demise for many one day.
I would just like to clarify, I neither agree with what Trump has done or what is being done to him. It’s a very sad state of affairs because people are just humans and it’s never too late to make a change and as long as there is breath, there is hope.
And I certainly do not think that protesting a cause in large groups brings about justice either; it just fuels anger to a deeper level of discontent.
On Monday, a notification from SHA came in saying, “The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is asking all Saskatchewan people to come together on Monday January 18th to acknowledge and remember those we have lost to COVID-19, think of those who are battling it, recognize the efforts of our front line workers, and to give thanks for the vaccine being distributed across the province. The initiative is being led by First Nations and Métis Health and is a provincial effort for all people of Saskatchewan to pray in Unity as we continue our journey to reduce the impact of the global pandemic on our residents." The information can be read online.
I believe a little more unity and a lot more prayer for our land — city, province, country would be more beneficial than protesting.
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