Who Cares?

Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car).

I am utterly disinterested in this. I don’t care about anything fancy or expensive, never have. I’ve never wanted the best of anything except the things that count: happiness; excellent health; peace and prosperity. I want those things for all people everywhere.

When I met Tony I told him “I don’t need to be married, I don’t need an expensive ring, all I need is someone who wants to be with me.”

I meant it. I got the ring, but I wouldn’t rush into a fire to save it.

Hearing that Elon Musk is about to get a trillion in shares turned my stomach. One person having so much that could save so many. I don’t know his attitude to giving back, but it’s just a thing I can’t imagine wanting or needing.

The most costly thing…

… on this planet is the way we treat each other. The cost of fear is the highest price we pay. War is pure fear.

The thing that is costing us all the most at the moment is that fear and its potential to turn into war. From our own streets to the wider world we have bigger things to think about.

Ukraine, Gaza and the sickening events in the Sudan where one side says that it’s only purpose is to kill as many innocent unarmed civilians as possible, tell us that we must stop thinking about stuff and start thinking about humanity.

Annihilation is a high price to pay for people who have failed to evolve. For our lack of care and consideration for the wider world. For our actions on this beautiful planet. To avoid it we must change.

Oh dear!

I am sorry, this is not a happy Sunday blog. However, it is Remembrance Sunday in the UK and talking about stuff on a day we recall the sheer cost of two of the most ridiculous events in world history just feels wrong.

Not just the millions of troops that died, particularly our own, but all troops. How many troops on any side want to die in war? It’s kill or be killed and that’s unimaginably horrific. They’re all human and they all mattered. To have to pull that trigger knowing you’re taking a life? How do you live with that?

Poor souls. I was once told by an angel that God cries when one soldier is about to die, and for the soldier that has to shoot them. They are all His children. You don’t survive a war unscathed.

So to all our UK and Commonwealth troops – thank you.

To those who have lost loved ones in war, bless you. To those living through terrible wars and conflicts, I can only say God bless you, and millions do care but we’re helpless.

To the world I can only say that there is no reason to fear each other.

The people of the West don’t want to hurt Russia, China, anywhere. We want you to be safe, well, healthy, and happy. I doubt their people feel differently.

Millions of innocent civilians have died in those two world wars and hundreds of conflicts since.

When will that be enough?

Stuff no – peace yes!

NOW!

Best love and respect

Amorah-Deb