04-22-11, 04:00 PM
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A long way from the sea
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Iowa
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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
I asked my mother once when i was about 18 years old i said "Mom... why is the world becoming such a terrible place?"
her answer was simple and poignant
"Son... the world has always been a terrible place, if not more so than it is today... the difference between now and when i was a kid is than now, every little shooting, stabbing, robbery and murder makes the news. and the news has countless outlets today - whereas compared to my growing up, we didnt even own a TV until i was about 15 years old. now days, every place you look the news of something terrible happening is right in our faces. if anything the world is not getting more terrible, its just getting a lot smaller."
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Wisdom in these words.
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At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true
When here they’ve done their duty
The bowl of grog shall still renew
And pledge to love and beauty.
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