Fear Mongerer

I am sick and tired of listening to talking heads tell me I live in world of crap. Don't get me wrong, I am a cynic, but it has all gotten to be a little too much it seems.

I sit here now, during what is supposedly the worst economic crisis our country has faced in a century, typing on a laptop computer, in an air-conditioned room, in a house that has running water and cable television, and easy access to a Wal-Mart, a Best Buy, and five Starbucks. I drive a car everywhere I go. I am free to do as I please. I buy super soft toilet paper, and am five minutes away from a hospital. I am well fed, well clothed, and well kept. I can read and write. And I am considered poor in this country.

See my issue. It is insanity to think we are living in terrible times. These are miraculous days my friends. These are days when people we love have survived illnesses and are alive today that wouldn't have 50, 40, or even a decade ago. These are days when not only have the will but the ability to leave our planet in a better condition than when we found it. This is a wonderful time to be alive.

And I am grateful.

I have a good life.

I have a better life than 95% of the people of this world.

And I have the ability and freedom to strive for more.