I have it made

How’s that for a title? How’s that for the simple truth? I have it made! And yet I have spent the better part of these last five years just torn up with anxiety. Anxiety about the state of our world. The state of our country. The state of our civilization or lack there of.

Russia, or more to the point, Putin, has invaded the free, independent and democratic country of Ukraine. Now in truth, before this happened I couldn’t tell you where Ukraine was and yes, I have, in the past, referred to it as The Ukraine. But now I feel so close, so connected, so vulnerable and so hurt when I see the horror of what Putin is doing to that country, to those people. I truly feel that there but for the grace of god go you and I. The President of Ukraine Volodymyrs Zelensky, has put forth a most valiant effort and brave face to the world but his pleas go unanswered. We have imposed sanctions but yet we have not imposed a military intervention. And why? Because to do so might initiate an nuclear war. To help this country survive a brutal attack means we would risk the beginning of the end of the world. So we wait. We watch as he bombs and destroys cities, apartment buildings, hospitals and right down to handcuffing and shooting unarmed and defenseless people. We are watching this, being warned that the images might be too disturbing for tv and yet we are allowing this to happen to these living breathing feeling people. People just like us. This is a Horror. And what if this should happen to us? What would I say? What would I do? Where would I go? I do not know. I think I would rather suffer the short anticipation of nuclear oblivion than to struggle in a ravaged land with no food, no water, no shelter. I do thank god for Biden. He has got the weight of the world on his shoulders and yet the Trumpsters continue their campaign of hate and division. What in gods name will it take for our country to heal itself and come together to realize who the real enemies are in our world. It is Putin and people like Putin, one of whom is Trump. Trump is all up in Putins butt. He honors Putin, acts like him with his vicious lies. He wants to be Putins buddy and doesn’t seem to recognize, even now, that Putin did never and would never respect Trump. It is our rampant hatred and distrust of each other that is destroying America and American values. It’s out own right wing that is fueling this self destructive hatred and it’s Trump who embraced and emboldened them all to feed his own ego, wealth and power. I thank god for Biden and I pray for Biden and good people in our country. I pray that we will find ourselves before we loose ourselves and I pray for the people of Ukraine that your suffering will end and will not be forgotten.