October 13, 2025
"So Much Peace and Chaos"
It's been a long while since I have written anything at all, it's been difficult to keep up with it all. My own personal bits and pieces of peace and chaos along with everything else going on in this world has had my mind busy, to say the least. The times have been changing so quickly and it's hard to tell if some of these changes are good or bad. I suppose that would depend on who you ask, especially about the occurrences both here at home and abroad, with some elating and others depressing.
One question that ran through my mind last night was, "Who in the hell decided it was okay to make the 1st "t" in important silent?". Yeah, I know, it's not really that relevant to know why, but WHY? It's all of these little things like this query; I pick up on that boggles my small mind. Sometimes it's sad to think about how quickly my time goes by when all I have been doing the last few years (decades really) is wake up, have coffees, get ready for work, go to work, come home and wind down, just to reboot the next morning. Did you catch that? Even I have evolved with all the new phrases that have appeared over the years. I used to start my day, now it can be a reboot. Everything humankind has done influences everything we do. Boy, that was profound! (being sarcastic)
Sometimes I feel I'm caught between a rock and a hard place on what words of wisdom should I give, to others like, listen and pay attention to what's going on in the world, or to myself, to stop paying so much attention to what's going on in the world. It's hard to decide and balance it all because there is so much at stake, like the future, personally and otherwise. All I can think to say at times is, "I'm gettin' too old for this shit!".
Okay, back to the peace and chaos. I see peace growing throughout this world while chaos seems to be growing within my own country. What's up with that shit? I honestly don't get it. As I have grown older, I have become very attached to my peace. Don't misunderstand. My peace has come at some cost. Real peace does have a price. But it is something I cherish. So, I ask, why is peace so elusive now-a-days in my country while the outside world seems to be headed in the opposite direction? I truly believe that answer lies with WHO is behind all of this chaos.
Idiots and stupid folks have been trying to flip America on its back for decades. I can remember television news (50's, 60's, and 70's) on politics that we were always fighting communism within America, because of the threat it had become. Now, it seems to have grown like a cancer in our society. What really caught my ear is when I heard President Obama say he wanted to "fundamentally change" America, and I will never forget those words that he spoke. People have to learn to listen to what folks AREN'T saying by listening to the words they ARE saying! Does that make sense? This is true with anyone you communicate with or listen to.
Be diligent. Be consistent. But most importantly...be right, patient, and kind. Listen to understand, not to judge. You would honestly be surprised at what you can learn by understanding. Remain true to yourself while allowing others to do the same. Yep, there's no denying there are idiots out there and I have been known to think to myself, of myself, almost on the daily, "You're a fucking idiot!".
There's a division wall separating peace and chaos. It was built; therefore, it can be torn down. Will there or can there be total peace? Probably not. The thing is, we have the ability and desire to come together, but will we? America seems to have reached its life cycle known as puberty where we are at the crossroads of becoming a good or bad adult. This gives me some hope in knowing that how we were in the past usually dictates how we will be in the future and for the most part, we have been a wonderful place to call home. Let's keep it that way, shall we?
