Ramblings

Bird Flu, nuclear weapons, climate change, cancer, aids, etc...etc. It's funny that we still have time to fight amongst ourselves. Sometimes its good to think about tomorrow...about where we might be without all that we presently overconsume. Yet, it seems we suffice to gratify ourselves with the immediate conflicts we create and choose to inflame. Yes, we could go to war with Iran if we wanted, perhaps we will, in a way we already are...just throwing gas on the flames. It's funny how so many religions profess love and grab for war. Don't like people you see on TV? Sure that's exactly who they are. Doesn't pre-emption always sound good to the pre-emptors. I wonder how many count the casualties. Is it a civil war? Oh no, definitely not! We can't give names that make us look bad. Who suffers more? Your name or our people?

Oh that I could I find peace, a people who would refuse vengeance. That the cross would mean something more than a free ride. That examples would be followed. That Dr. King wouldn't be a holiday but a culture. That my patron saints would be more than faces on my wall. That people would talk. That maturity wouldn't mean stubborness, selfrighteousness and a quick defensive response. That love would mean life for all, not the rich or priveledged by birth. That heaven wouldn't be a club with tickets for those who believe in Adam and Eve. That India would follow Gandhi not the global trend of nuclear armament. Peace...