As I perused the news my mind spiraled into uncertainty:

Financial crises in Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain (PIGS)

Economic uncertainty in the USA.

Rioting in London.

Natural disasters.

Global warming.

Et cetera…

When things are bleakest, I like to put on my rose-colored glasses and try to imagine what we should be doing…

  • act as a global species and care for the planet and each other.
  • figure out why so many of us are unhappy (which leads to depression, anger, and violence) and do something about the unhappiness.
  • prepare long-term political solutions that are not intended to ensure the rich get richer
  • create a United Nations that is what it sounds like it is…
  • work together, without regard for financial gains, for the betterment of the world.
  • realize that Capitalism (at least its experiment in the western world) is failing, and formulate the next step in economic evolution
  • appoint altruistic leaders who are not motivated by short-term gains
  • start listening to, and become motivated by, our spiritual leaders (not necessarily the religious leaders).

I wax philosophic within my aging mind; however, it’s like the old song by Ten Years After:

“I’d love to change the world/ but I don’t know what to do/ so I’ll leave it up to you…”

I believe we’re closing in on a tipping-point. How we deal with it is up to all of us.