I was reading the daily newspaper this morning, as is my custom. As I was reading articles, a general feeling that can best be described as “People need to get a life,” crept over me. I’m not sure why. The articles in today’s paper aren’t any different than those of past issues.
Some legislators are trying to pass laws further limiting Fred Phelps and his anti-gay crew. Someone was upset that he didn’t get a free ticket to see President Bush speak at Manhattan next week. Someone else was tired of everyone dumping on poor David Wittig, the convicted criminal and defrocked CEO of Westar Energy.
I guess all of this is OK, but aren’t there more important issues to contend with? Are we really fiddling while Rome burns? Pick a subject…starvation, torture, violence, illiteracy, pornography, the family…who cares about getting a ticket to see the President?
I also think of those who live for the moment when they can cut someone off in traffic or cause some related kind of public disruption. Fred and David come to mind along with countless others. What kind of lives do these people live outside of their disrupting behavior? Are their lives so worthless and insignificant that they live for the few seconds they can control someone else? What is important here? People need to get a life.
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