Can You Hear This?

Have you ever seen anything like the behavior of Democrats and Republicans when an election is on the horizon, the market goes up or down, there’s yet another natural disaster or some other political Snafu? I’ve seen toddlers in a pre-school playground fighting for the last ice cream cone with more manners.

And you can bet your last dime and win, whatever happens will always be blamed on the other party. Who do these idiots think they’re fooling? Best I can tell, it’s about time for Americans to re-capture America, land of the free and brave, “government of the people, by the people and for the people”…………remember from your elementary school teachings. Government’s not about the people anymore, it’s about the government or, to be really blunt, it’s about the money!

I don’t care who is to blame anymore…………what I want to know is who is interested in fixing it? Give me real solutions to the problems we face today and I’ll vote for you. I don’t care if you’re a republican, a democrat, a liberal, a conservative, blue, green or grey……….just be honest and forthright, tell me what you can do, commit to doing it and get it done !

I don’t want to hear about the lobbyists, special interest groups, big business, or some other political agenda. I want my government to be about the people it represents, the individuals, not the groups. I firmly believe that if you take care of the individual citizens, the groups will take care of themselves and, preferably, there won’t be any because everyone will have what they need! I’m not talking about socialism or utopia, but our system allows a person to stagnate instead of growing and living life to the fullest. Give people the tools to grow and prosper, be it education, subsidized day-care, vocational training, or simply an opportunity, rather than a choice welfare or living on the street.

We’re the richest country in the world and yet we don’t take care of our own backyard. It needs Weed-Eating, folks! We’ve got too many weeds and the Round-Up has run out. Time to go after those deep-rooted suckers with an industrial-sized Weed-Wacker.

If every single elected official were replaced by a real, live person, instead of some special interest group politician whose goal is merely to get re-elected next time around, we might have a chance to correct the spiraling mess we currently call government. It’s just like a hurricane, the bigger and more “organized” it gets, the more destructive it becomes and the more devastation is left in its path. So, the big question…………….are there any real, live public servants out there?????

I don’t care if you’re photogenic and look good on TV. I don’t care if you smoked a marijuana cigarette during your misspent youth. I don’t care who you sleep with or if you sleep at all. I don’t believe that a particular religious bent makes you more likely to do what you’ll say you’ll do. I don’t believe not having a religious bent means you’re consorting with the devil. I don’t want someone who’s preaching about finding the devil and burning him into hell, either. If I want that, I’ll go down to the local fundamentalist church and listen to the preacher while he froths and pounds on the pulpit.

I want someone who is looking at the problems we face. Not enough jobs, no health insurance for some and spiraling healthcare costs for the rest of us, not enough schools, not enough teachers or people choosing to be lawyers over teachers because it pays better, or lawyers who make a mockery of law and have no concept of justice, or the inability for justice triumph over prejudice, hate and greed………………and that’s just to name a few!

I don’t want our kids worrying about getting shot at school or schools needing metal detectors at the entrances and police pratroling the hallways. I want our kids to understand and embrace the concepts of self-respect and dignity, truth and sincerity, individuality and being part of a team.

Do I think that this is impossible to achieve, No! Will it happen overnight, absolutely not! Even if it’s difficult and takes forever, it will still be better to try than do nothing at all. Some things may get worse before they get better, but some things will just get better than they were before.

It is true…….the sage author of the book told us, Everything I needed to know I learned in Kindergarten. You have to pay attention, tell the truth, respect your elders, learn to respect yourself, share, play, learn, give, try, work and want to make a difference. Embrace the positive and shake off the negative. Be grateful, believe in abundance, value the truth, make time for others, embrace everyday with energy, give and receive love, and listen to your soul when it whispers to you.

Important things are most often whispered, not shouted. Listen carefully and you’ll hear the difference!