I suppose to qualify as a blogger I should probably write something here more than a few times a year when I get insomnia. Ah well.
Death used to be a mystery to me in terms of experiencing it. This is sadly no longer the case. Less than a year ago I lost my father who was combination of John Wayne, Jimmie Stewart and Al Borland. Yesterday I lost my niece. She was a wee small baby but she affected the lives of everyone around her. Nobody is unimportant. There are no expendable people. Everyone matters and should be loved and treated with respect. I hope it doesn't take death for these ideas to hit home but sometimes it seems even death isn't enough. We lose thousands and go to war to lose thousands upon thousands in struggle instead of trying to understand what would drive young men to destroy themselves. I know introspection over action seems alien to a lot of us but without it we are at the mercy of those who value greed and power over either. Please start thinking before you leap to action...if only for a moment.