High infant-death rates, deficient nutrition, negligible medical care, widespread illiteracy, little or no vertical economic mobility, despotic government & necessities are taken from the many to give luxuries to the few. Voices of opposition are being shut out with impunity, wealth feeds politics and vice versa with growing numbers being disenfranchised. Votes are not counted and matter little when they are. Speech is not heared or is distorted and reduced to sound bites. Human rights are trampled in the name of National security.
We've seen it all...
Seems hard to turn a blind eye to all that and be content with the innocense that says "it just happens to other people".
maaan, i've just been saying that to a friend of mine....two friends actually, that was only like 2 weeks ago. and for this to come out of MY MOUTH is really weird and totally not expected. i'm supposedly a believer in the 'bright side of things', lol, i even give that crap to my friends or anyone else who's about to go desperate...sometimes they even wonder how the hell do i do it...see the bright side of things.
these days however, it's really hard to say that all innoncently with my eyes wide open and a faint assuring smile on my lips.
saying those words out-loud to my friend made him freak... i dont recall the exact words that he said then but they had a magical effect on me, now even though i can't honestly say that there's a bright side to everything..well because i can't see it clearly, yet i know in my heart that it exists, or why else are we still alive? wish i can explain more...lol...yet i'm afraid if i try to go further i'll be dragged to that very same point which got me depressed 2 weeks ago. so, lol, i'll just keep on fooling myself for a little while till i find my way back to 'optimism'.