Gradually, over time, my quest for knowledge and curiosity has got the better of me. Or is that an idiom, given that my interest in the News has not provided much personal satisfaction, nor personal growth. This is what I am thinking today.
After a commitment to spend less time chasing down political links hither and yon, to prove one point after another to this person and then that one, here I am watching yet another compelling course of drama unfold. This time, it is outside the borders of the United States. This time, many of us are horrified to see protests in nations across the globe; revolts in what appear to be piteous, bloody, and yet, well-needed causes, against dictatorships that have not served their people for far too long. How primitive humanity still remains!
I am reminded once again how fortunate we are to live in America: Land of the Free. These words still mean something very deep and personal to me. I do not need to join other citizens on a street against the military, risking my life and perhaps that of my loved ones, because there is not enough food or fuel, being willing to do anything to throw out a dictator who lives a life of luxury while the masses suffer every day. Let us pray this never happens here.
I say that watching the News has not brought me personal growth, because just now, all I feel is sorrow for those who are in pain. I feel a bit lost for the state of our own Union, which seems so divided and angry. I wish I could summon up some bright enlightening glimpse of a better future, having watched all this on TV, or having read all this on other Media sources. For example, on CNN.com:
updated 4 hours, 1 minute ago
Four regional experts explain what could happen next
All I feel is more informed, and saddened.
Stay tuned. Surely it will get better.
Terry
