Actually I dont feel very cheerful, so thought I would use the great Ian Dury's words to start a new thread. Some of you may want to ignore it.
I know most of us on here have a limited span on this earth, and when I look around the world, I sometimes feel that I wont be too sad to leave it. I will be sad at a personal level, but as part of a species which seems to be going collectively mad, well good riddance.
The things which make me despair are the ways we treat all other life forms, from mammals to jungles and forests to the tiniest fungi - we have lost sight of the fact that we are interconnected and by our destructive natures we are hurtling towards our own oblivion, taking most of creation with us. Politicians from Putin to Trump and our own liar in chief seem to be taking us backward and the debate in USA re abortion, well Margaret Attwood had it so right, not to mention Orwell who visualised the future as a human boot stamping on human face forever and ever .
I look around and I see ignorance, stupidity and complacency getting the upper hand, and social media becoming a mechanism for propaganda, lies and more stupidity. So how do we keep hope and have some sense of a future which is not apocalyptic ?
Sorry, probably should have posted this in the Room as a rant- but come on my fellow incurables - what gives you reasons to be cheerful about the future?
Dont be concerned about me - I am not depressed ( god knows why) just feeling reflective and sad. Maybe its the radioactive injection I had today eh?
I have - never seen him live, nut heard him on radio a lot. Glad you had good night.
I understand. As someone who studied history I can see the same mistakes being repeated over and over and over . Politicians always say they’ll learn from past mistakes, they rarely do (and saying rarely meaning they occasionally do learn is being generous)
I can’t have much optimism about the future generally, so I try and focus on the little wins - even if it’s just a successful chocolate cake my sister made me
They are doing their best but being heckled by raving lefties is not helping them put matters to rights. Give them a chance to have a party or two while they work, they have to have time to relax.
Bring back Maggie, she always had a nice handbag. Share the cake out Charlotte, only joking!
I’m afraid I am a bit head in The sand. I feel sad about the environment and Ukraine.
i do try and help by reducing the use of plastic and we have a hybrid car
I did donate to help in Ukraine.
I try to think of the nice things in life.
we went to see Grayson Perry exhibition at Bristol museum today and then had lunch out afterwards. Weather was nice and it was a good day x
Ruth
And last night we saw Facinating Aida, they are on tour until the end of June, then in Edinburgh for the fringe in August. They are fantastic and very political, up to the moment and the place. Well worth seeing
Sarah
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