World at War with Itself

I’ve never agreed with people having guns.  Probably because I grew up during the war, I understood how dangerous they were.  Those who have never experienced the casualties of war, can only guess what damage a gun can do.  On top of that, it would seem the world has great delight in building bigger and better guns.  I know guns can be used as a sport, but when does killing a person become a sport?

The saying ‘Everything happens for a reason’ has been around for a long time. I, like many other people used to think it was silly.  But things have happened to me during my life that have led me to believe the saying is true.  Now it doesn’t mean when the thing happens you will understand, why, then and there.  What it does mean, is that what happens changes your life in such a way that you realise later if that had not happened, something else would have or not have taken place.

This is the big question.  It is the one everyone asks, and religious people have been trying to explain since religion became a business.

I’ve have been thinking about whether I should write about sex for several weeks, and decided that because men and women think about the act in different ways it was necessary.  Many men, and more so lately young men, believe what they view on Porn Movies is real, and because they personally enjoy it women do also. Nothing could be further from the truth as far as women are concerned.  For many women sex is a duty.  Men have needs so we help them to satisfy it.

For many years I have been worried about this planet and what mankind is doing to it.  To help you understand where I am coming from I am going to put forward an hypothetical story.  One that everyone will say could never happen.  But what if it did?

All current religions believe in a Supreme Being.  A God that controls this planet, and probably the Universe.  I have often wondered why each religion believes this, so I have done some thinking.  What I am going to explain I cannot prove.  It is all probable and logical, but not provable.

When I first started work my Mum and Dad advised me how to look after my money.  Pay a third to my Mum for board, one third to save, and a third to live on (that meant fares to work and lunches).  Why in thirds?  Would you believe it stems back to days of old, when the lady of the house would take her husband’s wages and keep certain amounts in a jar. 

Since I was a child, I can say I have been a volunteer.  My mother was involved with the church and put on concerts to raise money for the erection of a bigger and better building.  I and my brother who had both been sent to dancing school at a young age, were expected to perform.  We both got used to it and it was part of our life.

Rose Kennedy, USA President John F Kennedy’s mother, used to tell her children, because they were born into a wealthy family, it was their responsibility to spend the money wisely.  They should care for others and never to be mean with money.

Public speaking is an Art.  It is also an art that can be taught.

We read quite often in the newspapers and hear it on the news about people who have been abused as a child.  This can be from strangers, family members, or friends of the family.