The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

A lot has happened in my lifetime?  There definitely has been the good, the bad and the ugly.  The following are some examples.

The good: There have been numerous medical advances.  Surgeries that used to take hours and leave someone in a hospital for days, are now done in minutes and the patient goes home.  Heart transplants and liver transplants and even cornea transplants, are just a few of the “miracles” that have been revealed in a short number of years.

Technology has grown faster than one can keep up with it.  Even something simple as mailing a letter that may takes days to be delivered, can be delivered in seconds electronically.  We have planes and cars that “think” for themselves.  TVs that used to be no more than a eight or ten inch screen in black and white are now as big as a football field.  Microwaves cook our food in minutes that used to take hours sometimes.  Yes, I remember when microwaves came out.  Typing now is done on a computer screen, and not some old clunky machine with sticky keys.  Energy efficient central air conditioning is now in almost every house.  Hey, I remember buying more than one car that didn’t have air conditioning.

The way we deal with people with disabilities has been a phenomenal change.  They are recognized for who they are - people who need understanding and help and offer us all to witness the human spirit at its finest.

The list of the good things that have happened so far is long.

The bad: Government has taken away liberties and added burdensome taxes and continues to everyday.  Schools have lost sight of teaching basic skills and knowledge and focused on social engineering.  Personal responsibility is quickly disappearing.  Whatever happens, it’s someone else fault.  We have become a nation of political correctness, which is strictly political.  With all the wonders of technology, we have new generations that no longer interact with others and have no idea about how to clean a fish or purify water to drink.  If it can’t be fixed with a new battery or cooked in a microwave, there will be absolute anarchy should a real crisis arise.

Again, the list of the bad is long.  Maybe longer because for every good thing, the most important things are being cast to the wayside.

Then there is the ugly: She’s running for president.

If she gets elected, it will be really really ugly.

PMO
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