Thoughts on a deteriorating society:
Where are our leaders, our speakers, our stewards?
The dedicated shepherds of spiritual faith, the entrusted governors of public policy, the voice of the people are all lost to me.
The shepherds have flocked to churches; biased and closed within the ancient texts, rewritten in the hands of mortal men to mask personal gains behind redefined spiritual ethics. And as a result the shepherds lose trust and tarnish faith, demonstrate hypocrisy, and break the spirit of the flock.
Our governors are blinded by the need to be correct with everyone, and accept support in back pockets to influence policy decisions; a process that uplifts the inept and spineless into positions of power, as puppets of others. And as a result provide the people with no vision, no backbone, and no leadership.
The voices of the people are lost in the resounding flood of information that inundates our daily lives. Radio, Newspaper, and Television media used to provide perspectives from a solitary point of view outlining the facts presented by the evidence of investigative effort. The media is now including the voice of the untrained and uneducated because everyone now has equal access to voice their opinions. The art of investigation is lost on the media. Facts are now blurred by bias and public influence. Through social media and networking, everyone gets an equal say, everyone takes advantage of the opportunity, and nobody stands out. Nobody rises above the voices, above the sea of comments, tweets, and grams.
Without leadership and vision, everyone loses.
Deep down I know our society can be more. We can put a man on the moon and destroy atoms. We have the capacity to cure cancer, feed the hungry, and house the homeless. We can educate our children, keep them healthy, and improve the quality of life for everyone without imposing on the rights and way of life of our society.
We can restore faith with compassion and kindness without dictating or judging others for what they do with their love. We can support each other through acceptance and tolerance.
Where are our leaders, our speakers, our stewards?
