One by one tragedy strikes. Retribution. Frustration. Greed. Fear. Pain.
Who do we trust? Who does not benefit from dealing with these things?
Politics, religion, military, health, they all make money off of misery.
Suffering is a lucrative sport to take part in, whether the claim is to alleviate it, or profit from it.
For every hand out, there is a wily coyote lurking nearby selling snake oil in heavenly doses.
A case can be made for almost anything and it is, but if there is no profit, it cannot last.
Yet it is the profit that sullies the water. Profit is defined by dollars and cents, not quality of life.
Top dogs will not live in discomfort, but the line between honor and zeal is often slim.
The price of living today makes monsters out of most of us.
Each tiny step we take to eliminate our own suffering often adds to someone else's, whether that is shopping at the wrong store, eating the wrong food, fighting the wrong fight. Any grappling for a hand hold tugs someone else down the ladder.
So where does the stand begin?
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