Who are the people

 

No one could be more surprised than I am at the difference between what someone looks like and who they really are.

Sweet little old ladies are often vicious gossips who say and do the most passive aggressive things while smiling.

Hippie looking old men with long white hair, beards and soft voices can be the most manipulative people I know in their grab for power.

Intelligent looking people, well dressed in business attire are well spoken, but the words are often just words with no real truths behind them.

It seems the most popular, out spoken, well liked people are frequently more facade than reality. They know how to play the game and whether it is through experience or innate ability, the results are the same. They are out for themselves.

So when I hear people from both parties speaking calmly, in sensible voices that do not exaggerate or speak nonsense about science, the environment, or our health, I am impressed. I am still wary, but I have hope.

I am no longer the child who believed all of our governing officers are honest, patriotic, well meaning people trying their best to make this world better, but I have hope that some really might be trying.