“ARE WE LIKE SHEEP?” A BRIEF RANT

Today I am angry and on edge. The media keeps telling me I’m supposed to age with grace. But unless one is a Zen master Buddhist priest, consistent grace for most of us mortals -like me-is fleeting. Can’t we stop buying into and listening to the goop we’re fed and start thinking for ourselves?

Wy are we over 50, 60, and 70 so ignored? Why aren’t more of you, of us, leading the way on meaningful issues and values that passionately burn inside us? Passion doesn’t die. Sometimes as we (S) age, we may need more rest. But, fires still burn. Life still matters. Sometimes, I think we are so busy following the well tried cow path that we forget to stray in our own wonderful fields.

Illness is no fun.
Death is no fun.
Poverty is no fun.
War is no fun.
Killing the environment is no fun.
Poor health care and health benefits are no fun.
Increased school drop outs are no fun.
Bankrupting our future is no fun.
Supporting the bible instead of the constitution is no fun.
And politicians who flip with the wind make me ill.

Why isn’t everyone fighting mad about what is happening in America?
Where is our next courageous and honest leadership coming from?
I don’t see it.
Do you?