The 2016 election has been controlling the
air waves for at least six months. Brace yourselves! There are approximately
five months to go before it’s over. Though I like to keep up, it does get a
little annoying sometimes when that’s nearly all you get on the Telly.
However, I’ll take that any day over the events
that have been pushing it aside for the past few days.
Dominating the news this week was the
dastardly shooting in an Orlando gay bar. At least
49 people were killed and 53 wounded. It’s being called the worst mass shooting in
U.S. history. Not
only were 49 lives snuffed out for no reason, but also, the lives of their mothers,
fathers, sisters, brothers and others who loved them were changed drastically
because of one madman who had no regard for human life! The only redeeming factor is that his life was taken, too.
Senseless violence.
Equally as spine-chilling was the
horrifying news of a two-year-old boy snatched by a menacing alligator as the
toddler played near the edge of the water not far from a Walt Disney World
hotel.
The boy’s father tried to pry the gator’s
mouth open but the reptile wrested the boy from him and plunged into the
murky water. Thankfully, the little boy’s body was later found – in tact – and
it was concluded that he died of drowning.
What a nightmare!
Sometimes it seems that all the news is
bad. Nary a day goes by that we don’t hear something terrible. Has it always
been this way or do we just pay more attention to it as we get older?
A friend and I were discussing all of this
and we agreed that, just once, we’d like to get out of bed, turn on the TV and be
greeted by a smiling announcer who says, “Good Morning! Here’s your weather
report.”
“The sun is shining everywhere today. The
temperature is perfect! There’s no rain in sight – no clouds in the sky!”
“And now, for the news...
Actually, there is no news to report.
It’s all good!
Enjoy your day!”
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Dream on...
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Dream on...
4 comments:
Yes, the news has been bad, but I like your and your friend's idea of a perfect day. Would be nice, nothing but good news for a change.
Nice thoughts. Too bad it never happens that way. We'll have to wait for heaven to have that perfect day!
I've had thoughts like that Peggy. Nice post.
Someday it will only be good things. I can't wait.
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