ninanevermore

If the Carney were not so busy these days directing people off The Ferris Wheel, I would ask him to talk to his Boss for me.

Lucky for me, I don't expect much from the Boss. I don't expect life to be fair. I don't expect people to be fair. But I can still be disappointed.

I expect people to see beyond the noses on their own faces; it shocks me every time when they don't. I expect people to at least want to do the right thing. I expect them to see the humanity in their fellow man. I expect them to empathize with the hungry, the sick and the poor and think, "There but for the Grace of God go I."

But they don't. They never have and they never will.

If we are made in God's image, does that mean that God is small minded, greedy and mean? Why were we given free will but not the good sense to use it for the greater good? Why do those who have so much only want more, no matter how much they already have?

I think I've lost my faith in mankind, not that I had much to lose. There are people who ask, "Where was God when all of this was going down?" The answer is that God was there. He gave us free will, and we use it to turn our backs, to not shore up levees when the only ones who will drown are poor people who don't have any financial pull. Sure we started paying attention once 10,000 were dead. Who can sleep with all that screaming for help? And when the water goes down, the stench will be overwhelming. Sure, we got off our asses. Eventually.

I guess I can forward a message to the Boss direct, but He never answers me direct. Frankly, I'd rather He didn't.