Today alone, I read in the news that:
- a grandmother shot her teenage grandson dead
- a baby in Brazil was decapitated by careless doctors during labor
- an acid attack that has left a woman permanently disfigured
- a man entered his ex-girlfriends home wearing an explosive vest and blew himself up
- a 14-year-old boy taken into custody after murdering his fathers' girlfriend
- a man arrested in Thailand after police discover his suitcase full of dead babies
My question is:
When did the world go crazy?
People are so full of ignorance, anger, hate, jealousy, greed, and depravity. I can't really remember the last time I saw "good" news. If there does happen to be a positive article, it is more than likely reporting on the positive outcome of a struggle that could have been prevented in the first place.
People don't know how to be happy for one another anymore. People don't know how to share, how to show forgiveness, how to be patient or open-minded. Everyone is out for his or herself, and it is becoming a sad, sad world to live in.
I know I am not alone when I say I have been hurt, let down, or angered by someone before. I know I have hurt people in the past but I can honestly say it has never been intentional. It seems that more often than not people are behaving in the most selfish, ignorant manner that other peoples' wellbeing or feelings doesn't even come into it.
Today I was "harassed" by a complete stranger after I wrote a simple "hello" to a friend I've known for years. At first I found it funny, but then I become a little saddened by it, and I suppose this event among other things have sparked this post. I am finding myself having less and less faith in people the more I interact with people or the more I hear about situations such as the ones I described in the beginning of this piece.
I am not an hateful person. Yes, I have been an angry person, and an uptight person, but I know I am in a much better place mentally than I have been in years. I consider myself a strong person and generally don't let little things get to me. But I think there comes a time when things add up and you have to sit back and wonder, what is going on?
I have been letdown by a variety of people in a variety of ways in the past few years, more so than I have throughout my entire life. I was bitter, and have worked my way through that feeling as best I can. But I have to say, I really don't know where to go from here. The world doesn't seem to be getting a better place, rather quite the opposite, and it truly is a discomforting thought.
