I am tired.
Tired of war.
Tired of anger.
Tired of death.
Tired of lives lost.
Tired of hope destroyed.
Tired of unnecessary grief.
Tired of the destruction of well-being.
Tired of forced migration.
Tired of tears.
Tired of children living in tents, denied the childhood they deserve.
I am tired of the political excuses offered for war
I am tired of racial hatred.
I am tired of human lust for power wrapped up in theocracy.
I am tired of talk of defence that excuses aggression.
I am tired of biased reporting
I am tired of being told that people who have died on one side of a dispute are lives lost and that on the other, they are just killed.
I am tired of a failure to recognise that any life lost unnecessarily is just that: it is a life lost unnecessarily.
I am tired of the belief that war will ever solve anything.
I am tired of the assumption that after war everything will go back to normal.
I am tired of the cost of conflict always being borne by anyone but those who started it.
I am tired of those who think we don't have a duty of care to everyone, whoever they are, wherever they come from, whatever they believe, whatever their skin colour, whatever their gender, whatever their age.
I am tired of those who think that others don't matter.
Most of all, I am tired of those who destroy hope,
I live in hope.
Hope of a better day.
Hope of a better life for everyone.
Hope that I might live to see that.
Hope that everyone might then share hope.
Is that too much to hope for?
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“To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.” – Raymond Williams.
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Thanks Richard for the post.
Unfortunately, according to me you (me including) are asking for too much because US / West has to practice politics of care by treating countries as equals and work for everyone living on the planet to realize the hope for a better day.
US / West cannot preach values and not follow them ….bombing Iran (and Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan etc.) and endorsing genocide is not rule of law.
Having said that. I live in hope.
‘Is that too much to hope for?’
No, it’s not. But, sadly, it is too much hope for from the likes of the Tangerine Toddler, Netanyahu, Fartrage et al.
Craig
I am tired of good people like you and others offering a way out of the mess this country, Europe and other countries are in and beeing ignored. Whilst people are listerning to the likes of Farage who has no interest in the care of others just himself and a few chosen other who will benefit from this is monetary terms.
I am tired of being told that at a shade short of 80 that i and others of my generation are to blame for everything that’s happening now?
I’m tired of being told that 14 plus years of austerity are the only way forward.
I’m tired of hearing about all the financial problems of the water companies as they struggles to pay their CEO and others bonuses. For what, being on the pay role.
I tired of paying council tax for poor services whilst inept councils wasted money on property that they have never realised and financial gain from for their rate payers.
I’m tired of hearing that the City is our saviour and must be protected at the expense of the working people of the UK.
I’m tire of being tired all the time
Agreed, most especially to your last point. But so much else as well.