Life is interesting at
best and traumatic at worst. I have always been an observer of my surroundings.
What an observation I have been making these past several years. I am just
sitting here taking it all in.
I have been observing
the current President of the United States putting the most effort into race
and international relations while all but ignoring significant domestic affairs
(i.e., inflation, pollution, homelessness, joblessness, shipping logistical
problems, an inadequate and predatory healthcare system, an out-of-control
crime problem, a failing justice system, marked anti-police sentiments, wide-spread distrust of the government, etc.). The world’s ecological system
is being severely impacted by the irresponsible and reckless actions of
individuals and corporations alike. Corporate greed and corruption are
prevalent and ever increasing. Crime is at an all-time high. Criminals, scammers and con artists are flourishing. Politicians are still making false promises to
get voted into office then engaging in a gross dereliction of duty. Why? For
power and position to elevate their own lives and the lives of those in their
inner circle while the middle and lower classes suffer. People are desperate and destitute. Instead of our world
getting better with knowledge, experience and technological advances, the
aforementioned issues caused by the selfish, the evil and the ignorant are taking our world
into a rapid downward spiral. I did not think that anything could be worse than
the never-ending global pandemic that literally made us afraid to breathe. Alas I was wrong. Now yet another demented, power-hungry
leader has started a war at the expense of innocent people en masse.
I am truly heartbroken
and speechless. No, I am not being negative. I am being real. One year my good
friend Molly O’Neill Taylor asked me “Jacqi, what do you want for Christmas?”
My answer was peace. In retrospect, my answer was very profound. Freedom and
peace are everything. Let us all pray that Almighty God restore peace unto the
world He miraculously created for us to enjoy in freedom. Let us pray for God’s
mercy on the suffering.
Jacqueline Sebiane ♥
