It’s Thanksgiving Day. The dark days of the past few years have made it difficult to think of an obvious thing for which to be thankful. Prosperity and Security? Not so much; Good will toward men and back again? Are you kiddin’ me?; A home nation dedicated with one mind to the social balancing of life, liberty, and happiness?…….Nope.
Then, just now, it hit me that I have one wonderful yet bizarre thing to give thanks for, though it’s way outside the box. That one thing I can be thankful for is ALL of the recent calamities : the rise of the Islamic State Caliphate, terrorist attacks easily implemented, a rollercoaster economy; dissent between every ethnicity, every gender – and there’s a lot of ‘em now -, every religious organization, government, and sect, every owner and worker of almost every type of business; and every threat to the basic principles that hold all us worldwide ‘haters’ in check. In short, life is really messed up, and it’s actually a good thing.
One of my old poems comes to mind. It’s about the round-and-rounds of life. Continue reading.
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