How lucky are we?!

After reading my friend’s post on her blog (scheduled for tomorrow with her permission) I have to say it’s had an effect on me. I’ve been thinking a lot about it and realised how lucky most of us are.

We have our homes, family, food, heat, and even if it’s a struggle at times we are very fortunate. There are so many out there that aren’t as fortunate and that makes me very sad. In an age where we are supposed to be a civilised world there is such hardship for some in our communities and that is just wrong. Most of us give to charities, I know we do, it’s done by direct debit each month, and still it’s not enough. There seems to be a growing chasm between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ and I can’t for the life of me think how this can be rectified.

A possible teeny tax on the very rich? I mean the ones who have absolutely tons of cash – not folks who have worked hard and are now in a ‘comfortable’ position, the ones with millions upon millions or even billions? However, they could then argue that they are being discriminated against?! There just doesn’t seem an easy answer to the problems that are rife in society but if those problems aren’t addressed then what hope is there for us?

I have no idea but if we don’t have hope then what does society have? The world seems to be going crazy over the past few years and now with the riots in the Ukraine it doesn’t look as if sanity is coming along any time soon.

With my ocd I stay in a lot, not through choice per se, it’s simply a part of the ocd that affects me – not everyone is the same who has it – we all suffer differently – but that big, crowded world out there can sometimes have me in a total panic. So I am in a sense ‘in my own wee bubble’ but I still hear and watch the news, see what’s happening, and it scares me all the more.

I am not sure how the world as a whole can fix things but I do know that it needs fixing. What about a central government for everywhere? Maybe that’s too simple and there will always be countries that wouldn’t like that or participate. What then? Jeez I’m getting a sore head thinking about it.

All I know is I am lucky, very lucky, to have a husband and family, a home, warmth, food, and yes I would love to be able to go on Caribbean Cruises or buy designer shoes, but I’m still a hell of a lot better off than a lot of folks and I count my blessings because of what I do have.

I will continue to give to charity and hope that my small input helps in some way, I guess that’s what most of us can hope. Until the governments/world comes to it’s senses and takes all the issues that are out there in hand and actually deal with them – properly – and not put a bandaid on a gaping wound as is happening just now.

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