AND THE WORLD GOES ON
Now, second-termer President George W. Bush spoke of his appreciation for his father having passed along to him the awareness that – in spite of all that happens to us – life goes on.
It is so true. During the election months - even”years” for some – living was, somewhat suspended ... placed “on hold” for a time while important political a considerations were given prime attention.
As a nation of people, we tend to “pick up” where we “left off” returning to the continuing scene often without realizing that changes may well have taken place with some of them in our absence. The Laci Peterson Case is before a jury at last, and TV watchers are again expressing their opinions. Some wonder what what became of Martha Stewart? Some are amazed to see Yasher Arafat-head of the P.L.O.- back in the headlines. This very morning the airwaves of the world are showing Arfafat both dead and alive. There are factions around the world which would like to see him one way or the other, but I have a feeling Yasher A. has bested such adverse conditions before and that he may well do so again. There is no one person whom we have seen to be in dire physical circumstances so often only to watch him extricate his pudgy little from the threatened danger. He out-MacIvers MacIver's TV unique ability to maintain a steady stock of instant-escape substances, gadgets or gizmo's. Vast numbers of people still see him as the Clown Prince of the Arabic world. Few realize his tremendous power.
Some things we can forget, as well. We will, probably not be seeing old films showing long-haired youths throwing their combat decorations over a symbolic wall. Such showings were intended as an embarrassment to candidate Senator John Kerry. Now that the election is over we realize that while such pictures stand as an item of shame reflecting adversely on all of our national culture, lifestyle, our sense of values which caused a generation of such youth to develop and influence our pathways.
Genuine concerning has returned to the consciousness of, millions of American now that the Election phase is ended. More genuine good is being contemplated today than we have known for some months.
Some of it may even be activated.
A.L.M. November 4, 2004 [c397wds]
