I have been riveted by the headlines this past week, disenheartening to begin with but even more so considering they all are coming on the heels of Christmas, a time supposed to be of renewed hopes for goodwill to all, world peace, and "joy to the world."
From where I stand, these sayings look to be just mere platitudes, cliches that are uttered as lip service to mark the holiday.
Assassinations, murders, riots, and priests beating each other up with brooms at a church in Bethlehem (granted, the headline "Rival priests brawl inside Bethlehem church" is pretty funny, and not something you would expect to see.)
Still - joy to the world, it ain't.
As we mark down the approaching New Year, here is to renewing and carrying through in our hopes for peace, to proving that all our holiday goodwill is not just a trite cliche to be uttered and then forgotten.
As a side note, I went on Amazon today to look for Benazir Bhutto's autobiography "Daughter of Destiny," and not surprisingly, the price had been jacked up to $99!
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I was just lamenting about how for a time of joy and hope for the coming year, I was feeling kinda down. I couldn't pinpoint why. But reading your post, it makes more sense now! So thanks for the kitty pics. They brought a smile to my and Amara's face this morning!
M2A, I'm glad!!
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