Who Can You Trust?

It’s getting very difficult to trust anyone. We don’t trust politicians, the media, the lawyers, the churches, the police, our neighbors… Can we even trust our own minds? Inevitably, we will get older and our minds may fail us. Our own minds may poison us with fear, anger, pain.

It’s quite possible we don’t know what we think we know or that what we are being told is incorrect.

How can one navigate this world while our own minds and those around us may be lying to us?

One approach might be to simply make yourself happy. Try to be happy. Try to have fun. Take it easy. Take a breath. Slow down. What’s the point to life, if not to have fun and celebrate it? Make everyday a party. Treat yourself.

No one can fault someone trying to have fun – especially if they are considerate of their neighbors. Maybe the neighbor doesn’t want to have fun. It’s generally polite to either put better music on, turn the volume down, or go for a boat ride to give them some space.

Every hero I’ve looked to has failed me. Perhaps there were truly no great actual people in history – perhaps we all eventually succumb to the evil around us or within us? Perhaps we either die early or become the tyrant? George Washington preached that all men were created equal and had inalienable rights; he voluntarily ceded power and resigned his commission…. yet he raped, beat, and literally stole the teeth of his neighbors for vanity and comfort. Ghandi did some weird shit with kids. Gates and Groening associated with epstein. Einstein and MLK cheated on their wives (maybe I’m not one to judge – who knows what their relationships truly were). Who can we look to as a role model? A fictional, alien, ai robot from the minds of a union of previously nuclear war rivals… 1980s Japan and the US teamed up to bring us Optimus Prime. Embodying honor, compassion, empathy, respect, unity, kindness, love and strength and valor. “Autobots unite!” E Pluribus Unum. Dude sacrificed himself so many times for the greater good. His words ring true: “Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.” WWOPD?

Have fun, try not to hurt others, and help if you can. It’s truly that simple even a kid can understand it. Even I get it. Be good to each other. Don’t delight in the pain of others – even if they are decepticons. Spread love and respect.