Most of us are sitting in air-conditioned surroundings, with a sturdy roof above us...sturdy walls around us...wall-to-wall carpeting...a refrigerator with good food and drinks...and ice at our fingertips...in the pantry is surplus food...dry goods...when we turn a faucet hot or cold water gushes forth. A flip of a switch illuminates our surrounding...brings us music...or the Internet...or heats our food instantly. We have closets of clothing...requiring only the effort it took to choose them...drawers filled to bursting...routinely clear our clutter into a box and take it to Goodwill or donate it. There are medications to cure us. FDA and EPA to assure our food/drugs/air/water is not toxic. We can post a letter from anywhere in the United States and it arrives in California about 3 business days later. The process costs less that 50 cents. Our elderly can present a Medicare card at the doctor and 80% (sometimes more) of the bill is covered. The poorest of the poor in this country qualify and receive Medicaid/Food EBT so that they (and often their children do not go without food) We have numerous food pantries and even dry good essentials (diapers/cleaning supplies) to assist those who are truly in need. We can order almost anything online and delivered to our door. We can set up travel arrangements, pay bills, book a hotel, or entertainment with a click of a mouse. Most of us have landlines and cell phones and we can contact one another in a blink of an eye. If we have an emergency we can dial 911 and help is on the way. Daily our scientists and research teams diligently work to find cures for disease...and ways to enhance our lives through gadgets and invention.
We have access to instant news from across the globe or down the street. We have access to almost infinite information digitally. With webcams and Skype we can see others (or places or events) we might never have seen otherwise in our lives. Many of us live in a Country where we are free to peacefully assemble...where we have the freedom of speech to criticize our leaders without being shot...where we can vote to retain or replace our Presidents/Congressmen/Representatives. And the lists goes on and on and on...
Now...explain to me again why life is so terrible and we are all going to hell in a hand-basket?
