It's our planet, let's look after it
And here we are now, in a world full of trouble. The Palestinians and the Israelis don't want to hear anything about looking out for each other. The banks in the United States and Europe decided not to be good stewards of the finances of their clients, and we have "the great recession". Day in and day out, we see examples of people who felt so offended by someone's actions that they decided to take matters into their own hands.
Even those of you who do not adhere to the beliefs and teachings of Christ must admit that His ideas were good ideas. Sadly, while most of the World has heard the message, most of that most has decided to not listen. It is not that we are stubborn or think that we know better. In our hearts, we know we don't. The problem lays in our nature. We humans, by nature, like to be in the dark. We hate the light.
We will lie, cheat, and steal to get or do the things that feel good to us, not the ones that are good for us. Money, though we all know is the source of all evil, is the one thing we all crave the most. Power, though it corrupts absolutely, is the one thing we all strive for. And we all convince ourselves that we'll do good things with the money and the power, but people who do that are in the very small minority.
So, here we are, on the cusp of the second decade of the 21st century, and we still have so much work to do. We still need to heed the advice of Jesus and so many wise men and women who have, through either divine inspiration or a lifetime of wisdom, told us time and time again what we need to do to live in a better place... To live a better life. So, on this Christmas Eve, I invite you to read the wisdom of ages from all the good books and heed that advice. Heed the advice to take care of each other, to look after your finances, and to look out for yourselves.
Most of all, look out for this planet. It's the only one we have, and it's just a speck in the greater scheme of things.
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