Received an email from a friend of mine this morning and this is what was said…
Putting things in perspective.
1. March 21, 2010 to October 1, 2013 is 3 years, 6 months, 10 days.
2. December 7, 1941 to May 8, 1945 is 3 years, 5 months, 1 day.
What this means is from the time we were attacked at Pearl Harbor to the day Germany surrendered, the Federal Government mobilized millions of soldiers, built tens of thousands of tanks, planes, jeeps, subs, cruisers, destroyers, torpedoes, millions upon millions of guns, bombs, ammo, etc., --turning the tide in North Africa, Invading Italy, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Race to Berlin - all while we were also fighting the Japanese in the Pacific!!
However, that same amount of time is not long enough for the current Federal Government to build a working webpage.
Sobering thought!
This gave me a chance to reflect back upon the old days and think it through to present day. I thought about how such a change could have taken place over the years and came up with this.
Back in the 30’s and 40’s, a man had his family which occupied a quarter section of land. On that land, he had to be pretty resourceful and maximize that land to nearly 100 percent of its potential. There was a place for the animals, a cow that brought milk to his table and butter to the bread that came from the grain that he grew. His chickens ate the grain he grew, provided him with eggs for bread and in the end, meat for his table. Everything that walked or grew on his farm had a purpose and place. Even the man and his wife expanded their family the same way as their farm grew, everything was done in proper proportion. Life was good.
The War, as we called it, mobilized millions of soldiers, as well as millions of civilians to form part of the Machine to stop the War. Every effort that was employed to run the farm and family was used to drive the war effort and stop the insurgents. 1945 was the end of the War, but the big machine that was started, didn’t stop there. It continued on and does so to present day.
The enemies that we had, were taken in to our Country, mixed with our people, married, had families, and melded with our culture. Two types of people were formed; the rational thinkers and extremists.
The rational thinkers went on as their fathers had done, respecting the earth and its bounties as they continued on with life, sticking close to their family ties. These people continued on through life and became doctor, lawyers, engineers, farmers, fisherman, construction workers, etc that make a country great.
On the other hand, the extremists went on to share a dream that their way was right and people should follow their way of thinking and they stuck close to like thinkers. These people grew to become politicians, military infiltrators, social mediators, political activists, hippies, etc., things that suppress a country and cause unrest.
A third type, does crop up from time to time, that is the person who hasn’t found his home and goes from camp to camp, rational thinker to extremist, doesn’t quite fit in on either side but wanes like the wind to either side that will show him presence. Rob Ford would fit in quite nicely here.
One of the largest problems in the 20th century has been communications. Most people wonder, how could that be a problem. We have come so far in communication in the last hundred years, that would be furthest from my mind. If you think about it, you will begin to realize that it is true.
In earlier times, man set out each day, after a good night’s rest, to toil in his field walking behind his horse plowing the field. The pace that he kept was approximately 1 to 2 mph or less depending on how many breaks he took to have a drink of water or mop his brow. This methodical pace is very relaxing and allowed him to go into deep thought and dwell on every word he thought in his mind. He could explore each thought to the n’th degree and at the end of the day, he knew exactly how to tackle each and every situation to a varying degree. This is known as the simple thought process.
As the century progressed, sound communication led to the invention of the telegraph, telephone, still picture led to moving pictures and then a combination of the two led to television and all sorts of telecommunication like cell phones, thermal imagery, internet, etc. Proportion has gone totally out the window, what was big is now small, what was small is now big. A nineteen inch black and white tv is no match for today’s 100 inch models, as well as the new Smart phones are the Swiss Army knife of today.
The one thing that hasn’t changed over the years and probably never will is humor. If you have humor, nothing else really matters. Looking at things though the eyes of the farmer that was walking behind his horse, he had only one view but in prospective, he was able to keep his mind on other things. And, if you read this far, you’ll soon realize that this is a hell of a long way to go, just for A Little Humour. Merry Christmas, boyz!
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Humor is free and easy to try, and if it doesn't work the 1st time you can try again, and again..
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Borg?... Why? Quite the upgrade. Many others.
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