The sun sets on another day…
It was a beautiful sunset that offset the moments of a very different day. A lot of things happen today and it was difficult for the world and beyond. Still, the beauty was there if you only looked.
The day was full of strife. Several key events around the United States and the world. People as a whole building to a breaking point. As things move forward I’d lookout and I feel sad for how some people see their interactions.
This day will be remembered for a long long time but it won’t be remembered for one thing or another but for a time when people start seeing things differently. Today I learned that if you disagree with someone you are subject to elimination. A cornerstone that this country was built on has failed. The idea of civil discourse is at the forefront of how our country was built, but now, for whatever reason, it has become easy to rationalize a negative outcome without consequence. Something will change.
Obviously, since I write action adventure and I have been through a lot in my life I believe there is a time for compromise, a time for collaboration, and the time for something different. I feel that violence is something we should always avoid but it has its place in the world now and always has. Heinlein felt that more solutions were solved by naked force than by any other potential. In my experience this is often true, but it is not often desirable. There are side effects and pair mutations that create escalations and in the end it is not good for anyone.
Perhaps that’s just me, perhaps you feel that force will solve everything. As we progress, we will once again find out what works and the idea of using force to solve a problem may play out for greater force, it’s hard to know what’s going to happen.
Today I am sad for those we have lost, those who were hurt, and those who were affected. I feel bad for those who are trying so hard to understand the ununderstandable. I feel bad for those who will still go on, feeling the world close in and feeling far more.
For a long time September 11th has been difficult for me. Now September 10th will be the same. I will remember this day as a day that people didn’t listen and one way or the other I believe the world will change now. I hope it’s for the better.
So as the sun sets on another day, I hope your world is good today. I hope you find a way towards a better understanding of life. Mostly I hope that you find a way to lift yourself up and feel the wonderfulness that life can give us all. Keep being you but remember you do have an effect on the world. I hope that it is positive, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and the day is done…