Have you ever wondered why so many things are the way they are if, in fact, they are supposed to be something else? Our government is supposed to be by the people, for the people. Yet there are different parties in office, fighting for different laws and actions that do not benefit ALL the people. So, I wonder exactly what they are doing if they are NOT doing anything the people put them in the office to accomplish. Aside from making killer money for themselves, they are spending more and more of ours. I wonder who labeled our colors too, causing them to represent certain things. Why does pink have to be a girly color? I’m a man and I have shirts that are pink or have pink in them. Why does blue represent boys or men? I know many women and girls who wear blue and it looks very good on them. Who said black must stand for evil and white stand for good? I love black and wear it often, as do many people who are everything but evil. What we see on TV as children conditions us to believe that everything that is evil is black, in a dark black place, or dressed in black. No wonder every time someone sees a person dressed in black, they most often associate them with bad. I wonder why the pharmacies of other countries can sell medications from the United States far cheaper than we can in our own country. You would think it would be just the opposite. I wonder if the drug companies have stock in the travel companies. That would surely explain why they let foreign companies sell their medicine cheaper than local distributors. I wonder if pharmaceuticals are buying stock in the internet and postal services now since that’s how we are doing business these days. I wonder why if there is only one creator, there are so many different denominations or religious factors, all with similar or completely different views of the meanings within the exact same book. There are also many who have their own version of that book or a completely different book altogether. All of them profess their beliefs to be the only true religion and route to salvation. For those who seek salvation, that could surely leave them wondering if they chose correctly. Of course, the scientific approach makes every possible effort to disprove every scripture written. Perhaps the only salvation is within your own mind and heart and the only promise land is the land left to you in a late relative’s will. It kind of makes you wonder why there are science classes in more religious areas. Have you ever wondered how the everyday average people, like you and I, living side by side, raised by pretty much the same standards, can be so completely different in our views and thoughts on what is good or bad, right or wrong, healthy or dangerous? Some parents think it is bad to spank their children. They prefer time out. Sometimes, when I have been in a public place and my children were well-behaved, a stranger asked, “Your children are so well behaved, what’s your secret?’’ My reply would be, “Well I can promise you, it isn’t time out.” As they walked away, I couldn’t help but wonder if they meant to ask me, “What is your weapon of choice?”I could go on and on and on and on, about all that I wonder about, all that is going on around the world, and in our very own homes. I will restrain myself, however, from stepping on any more toes than I already have. I do wonder though if you also wonder, as I do? If not, perhaps you should. I cannot help but feel that if we all wondered why collectively, we may also collectively find a solution that would benefit us all in this amazing world we live in.
Simply My Thoughts
Dean Butler
