Well for one, I will be going to a DAV meeting tonight as I am rated 100 percent Disabled Vet from the VA..It gives me time to reflect on how civilans are caught in the middle of certain Religious, Wars, Terrorism, Politics and Crime. It amazes, myself to reflect back to the 60s,70s,80s,90s, and now this new century.
The evolution of all forms of mankind to fighting disease, healthier people, People live longer, improving everything from computers, the net and the way the whole planet can communicate. The infinite amount of understanding and breakthroughs in every aspects of mankind are ongoing.
I can say with envy as I go by the colleges here and say Wow these kids didn't look like that when I was in school, they are healthier, better looking, smarter and will live longer. It was just a 100 years ago, the average life of a man was hovering around 40. To go back in history people even lived shorter lives and understood less.
Alas we do not understand the why's people are Murdered, Killed or Die of Disease. Why does life go on to endure this. The only thing I can think of, is that God looks at a new born baby and says life must go on.....
What really bothers me is that the victims all recieved vast amounts of compensation and for the most part all are millionaires. Do you relalize what a soldiers death brings to the families $250,000 and they have to pay the insurance. I don't or have never seen civilians massing, the media blitzs and the whole country sending in contributions to a tune of over a billion dollars, not to mention goverment aid for 3,024 families. The OKC bombing survivors were lucky to get a dime...I question these charity organizations, that collect money, under the auspices of charity to help the people that really need it..However the assumption of these charity Orgs distributing the money is a farce when the heads of these orgs live a lavish life style and are paid "Millions" in salaries. Look at the head of the Girl Scouts, sending little kids all over the country to collect money to help the poor, the kids get nothing but the heads recieve millions.
On this 9/11 I will mourn for the people of WTC, but it makes me ponder and reflect on so much more..........
"I onced complained I had no shoes...till I met a man with no feet"
Mike Silbaugh
