Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Good news...

Each morning I open the front door and pick up my newspaper, The Jerusalem Post, and read the main headline. Usually it tells of death and destruction, of disaster and catastrophe. "450 civilians murdered by Assad forces in Syria," "Earthquake and tsunami in Japan kill 20,000," "A majority of 54% of Egyptians would annul treaty with Israel," "Gaddafi forces massacre civilians in Libya," "NATO forces bomb Gaddafi's tanks in Misratah," and so it goes.

What if? What if, I muse, one day things would be different, things would turn around, and the headlines would read, "Peace treaty signed between Palestinians and Israel," "Arab leaders pledge not to fire on their own demonstrators," "Warning of earthquake and tsunami save many lives," and then "Iranian Parliament pledges to stop nuclear program and abide by international commitments," "US President stands firm in support of its allies," and "Israel reaches 8 million citizens and 8% growth rate." But, that's all dreaming, things aren't yet ready for the "end of history."

But, we do have distractions; "Prince WIlliam weds his Kate," "Wedding dress a huge success," and so on. Better the banal and the mundane than the daily reports of the actions of evil men. What makes the "wedding cake" a news story, and really who cares? But, we must have something to take our minds of the truly horrible world we live in and the bad things that go on in it.

Then today I opened my newspaper and read "Osama bin Laden killed by US special forces in Pakistan!" Now that made all the other headlines bearable.

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