Back to the VANITY OF LIFE…

Many in the UK would have slapped you if you suggested not visiting the hairdressers in 5 months or not travelling abroad on holiday. Well, that has now been the reality for the majority over recent months, thanks to Covid-19. Many are now beginning to realise they can actually survive and exist without fortnightly trips to the hairdressers

Yes, some religions believe there is life after death and although I am yet to meet anyone with proof of that, I do not judge those who choose to believe they are heading elsewhere when they die and will reunite with old friends and family etc. Each to their own, people can choose to believe whatever they choose to believe. One thing is certain: nobody has yet been able to empty out their bank accounts before dying, to take along with them or take their mansions with them; we know that for a fact, as those mansions are still here. So, if the reality is that we take nothing with us, why on earth can we not achieve an equal society, where we all simply strive to have a little and ensure others (regardless of where they are on this planet) also have a little?

Is it so difficult for the United Nations (or an equivalent) to mandate that no nation can rise up against another? No wars. Is it so difficult to mechanise agriculture in third world countries, build schools, educate, fund facilities such as homes, healthcare, water, renewable energy etc.?

What is the point of becoming a billionaire? Yes, we are not our brother’s keeper and it is every man or woman for themselves, but to what end exactly? I guess some like to create dynasties and the rich want to see their lineage remain rich and there has to be a number of poor people or the rich won’t stand out? Would it not be better if the entire world had a basic minimum standard of living? The rich can still be rich, the elite can still stand out and enjoy special privileges; that’s all well and good, but surely, we can achieve a basic minimum for all…

It isn’t liberal or socialist to seek empathy and consideration for others. If indeed, all is vanity and none of us gets to take anything with us when we die

Wasted words of course. The world prefers a dog eat dog environment where we watch poverty-stricken countries suffer and we blame them for their stupidity, laziness, corruption and lack of candour or enterprise. Most unfortunate……