Moving from one urgent matter to the next, it's easy to develop an inflated notion of self-importance.
Consider that the Earth was here long before you arrived and will be here long after you're gone.
Consider, too, that the Earth is only one of the Sun's planets, and that the Sun is only one star among the 200 billion in our galaxy. Our galaxy is only one among 200 billion galaxies.
I sat down on a rock to rest after a steep climb in Rocky Mountain National Park. A camera dangled from my neck. A ground squirrel stood near my feet and ignored me.
Perhaps it was too busy to be afraid of me. I'll never know. I took its picture. It neither knew, nor cared. Within moments it was called away on urgent business.
In the latest round of fighting, Israel has scored 172 fatalities.
Hamas has scored zip. It looks like Israel is winning. Hamas fires rockets.
Israel shoots them down. Then they retaliate by bombing buildings.
Living space is at a premium in the Gaza Strip. The last
thing the Palestinians need is fewer buildings. Yet Israel keeps knocking them
down. Israel claims to defend itself in a humane manner. Hell, Israel even
warns the Palestinians before they knock down their buildings.
But humane is not a word that fittingly describes life in the Gaza Strip. It's cramped, unemployment is high, travel is restricted,
and goods are scarce. While the Palestinians are not blameless, neither are the
Israelis. Knocking down buildings and killing innocent non-combatants is not
helping things. Maybe it's time for Netanyahu to try something new—something
constructive instead of destructive.
