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   A new year, another chance. Think for yourself but not out of arrogance. Seek truth and no longer wallow in lies. We humans are designed to think outside of our own needs, for self is a tyrant and is never satiated. We came into existence from love, and to love one and other is the golden rule. To have is good, but to be without is an empty feeling. This planet we inhabit is a globe filled with strife and turmoil, man's inhumanity to man is worldwide. The death toll from war is unimaginable as millions die each year in one skirmish or another. Unspeakable horrors are an every day occurence with all war, no matter the size. 

  As Americans we have somehow remained out of war with other nations, but we do have natural catastrophic catastrophes from terrible powerful storms. There is a large multi state area in the southeastern corner of the country that looks like a war zone with everything in ruin. There are good people down there who have lost everything and there was no help from America Inc. Washington has shuttered its doors and windows to block out the devastation as small towns and businesses were swept away in a raging flood. It is to our national shame that there are thousands of our fellow citizens who have had their homes and lifestyles  washed away. The shock is such that they had a house a minute ago, but in a moment it was washed away in a raging torrent. The once familiar streets are no longer there or recognizable, most of the buildings were gone, and those still standing damaged beyond repair. The physical damage to the landscape and the houses and businesses that were lost is tragic and horrible in it's own rite, but the horrible memories of seeing a family member swept away in a torrent of water and being unable to save them is a horror that will haunt them for a long time. And where were we America, where was our natural urgency?  A new year 2025, another chance. We must do better and we can start by doing the little things, like looking beyond yourself and caring for others.

One small step for man...