maryellen959
maryellen959
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As a retired, central city teacher in her last chapter of life on this planet, I have come to realize that what I lack in raw intelligence, I make-up for in common sense. Actually, I may be a common sense savant. For example: When you are standing in line at a retail store do you ever marvel at the people you are watching and ask yourself, "Who waters these people to keep them alive?" Yes, yes, that is a harsh evaluation, but honestly, don't you wonder?
This blog will be the about my thoughts on common sense...or the planet killing lack of it. People have told me my entire life (so far), "You always say what people are thinking." So, now I am going to test their assessment of my observations.
I have the advantage of living both in a large city of eight million and a small town of 180, counting me. I say advantage, because often urban populations and rural populations are considered to be very different in their manners, views and social habits. I'm not certain I agree that they are as different as one might think. The primal, genetic memory of the need for validation, love and safety still guide our basic choices no matter whether we use public transportation or drive a pick-up truck. And, we are all crazy, it is just a matter of degree and acting ability.
If I had been able to have children or the temperament to keep a husband, I would be concerned about the survival of this planet based on the lack of common sense in any given individual; but, I didn't and I don't, so I just consider our attempt at survival an epic failure based on individual poor choices...myself included. I grapple with the idea that the cause of this was part of the plan, the universe's ultimate path or just really stupid human tricks. As an educator having spent 35 years with all age groups, I always looked at the donut rather than the hole...kids will do that for you....but now I am at a purely realistic stage of life and it's not looking like a fairy tale ending.
Simple kindness, respect for expanding one's mind, manners, and gratitude have been completely obliterated by greed, self absorption, hooray for me; screw-you mentality and most of all, lack of any dignity or pride in one's basic character. For me, after years of feeling horror and rage, it is now amazingly confusing to the intelligent, mature mind how this can ever be anything but the downfall of our existence.
On a brighter note, I have always and probably will always, believe that one person can change the world. The big question is: Will it be for the better?
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