It's All Self Made

If you look at what 's going on out there, you would wonder (I had wondered) why people react the way they have to what directly affects them, as in the continuing spiral of gas prices and the shortage of basic grains in some areas of the planet.

It's driven by fear and greed. And it's all Self Made.

People buy every sack of rice they could find at some of the stores. I said some (as in the so-called warehouse, asian or "specialty" stores) because that's how I've seen it.
Because if you go to the other usual stores (as in your day to day grocery stores or supermarket chain stores), you'd find rice. You'd find what other else you need without needing the sense of panic to get you to buy more than what you need.

A friend from a country which "religiously" monitors its bloggers, once told me what really causes most, if not all, the problems humankind encounters was a five letter word.
He asked me first and only after I gave him a couple of wrong "guesses" did he tell me the word was GREED. And then he made his case. This incident, this "awakening" happened years and years ago, where I least expected someone to think in such a way. Then again, at one time the country we had found a friendship in was far ahead anyone in terms of discoveries scientific and economic. Until some people found religion a good tool to make use of in going after their intentions of GREED. They found out they could use another instinct, FEAR, to get what they wanted.

And what happened then continues today and it will go on as long as there are humans on the planet. So, it should come as no surprise to most that life will go on as we know it no matter what new discoveries or advancements in science and day to day technology come along.

I think Fear is good cause it drives us to do things to protect ourselves and make sure we have what we need. But don't let it override everything you do because it eventually will turn out to be something baser, as in GREED. And we'll all be headless chickens running around as most of us are now. Slow down and think of what you're doing. People before us have been through this and we're still here, learning that we still have a stupid streak in us.
(You twentysomethings should listen to TWENTYSOMETHING by Jamie Mc Collum cause I was twenty something once and I know how it feels. Miss the energy but I'm glad I've moved past it.)

Oh yeah, and if nobody reads my blog, I couldn't care less. Someone will . And someone will leave a comment, good or bad. Doesn't matter. I've said what I wanted to say. And it's out there. Just like the other blogs I've stumbled upon and read and will continue to read. Not all of them are good. But if you take the time you will find some really good stuff in them. I guess it's like panning for gold. Sooner or later you will find a nugget, if not nuggets.

It's all Self Made.