Alligator posted a comment and I was going to simple reply but as I thought about I thought Gator’s comment is too good to let be lost in comments.

Gator said,

I have to cut down on the amount of news I watch or I get depressed. Things are getting wilder with people in general. Folks I live and work around seem to be ratcheting up in "drama" in their lives. I have the sense that this really isn't the country I grew up in...we've slipped from our moorings that much.

July 23, 2012 6:51 AM

I have to agree this isn't the country I was raised up in. It does seem to be something wrong with the world today.

From a song called ‘Living on the Edge’

“There's somethin' wrong with the world today
I don't know what it is
Something's wrong with our eyes

We're seeing things in a different way
And God knows it ain't His
It sure ain't no surprise

There's somethin' wrong with the world today
The light bulb's gettin' dim
There's meltdown in the sky”

I see more self-center over reactionary aggressive behavior today than I saw 10 years ago. Everyone seems to have a major personal crisis.

What ever happen to being stoic?

I understand why Gator thinks the news is depressing. News reporting is based more on feelings than facts. This may seem cruel to say but feelings aren't facts. This also applies to peoples personal lives as well.

Thing are different today for sure. I wonder how much it has to do with reality TV.

It just seems people are lonelier today even if they have 1000 friends on Facebook. It seems a lot of people like to talk but no one likes to listen. I’ve listen to people complain about the same “crisis” over and over again and when you explain how to handle it they won’t do it. They just want to complain about it as if their crisis gives them some sense of wroth or importance.

When I have a personal crisis or problem I tend to say the Serenity Prayer:

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference."

UR