if anyone can tell me why .... ?

Then I'd love to hear from you.

Just why is the world such an angry place right now?

It may just be that everyone is struggling to get by, but it feels like everything ends in fights, rows, confrontation and worse.

I find myself fighting worse abuse than I ever have.

My lump is now seriously painful. It is bleeding. It is ejecting debris from my cyst, I may admit myself to hospital shortly. I'm deeply concerned all is not right, and yet the world feels like it can bully, and "right think" and "double speak" (for fans of 1984) and just do what it wants.

There is not a lot of love out there. If you find it, hold it and treasure it like the flower it is.

[Matrix1959]

I agree. It does seem like the world is full of hate now. I used to think perhaps it was the Pandemic, but I don't think it is the total answer. It really seems like there is "no filter: with people and we are no longer a civil society. I am sorry that things are like this for you. I hope that you are able to get some relief from this chaos and find some peace.

[Hidden in reply to Matrix1959]

Hi Matrix!

How are you? Good to hear from you.

I think you may have hit the words I was looking for. Life with No Filter.

I am sure you are right.

The world has become very individual centric. "its about me! help me!" ... and some people are better are screaming for help than others.

It bothers me for instance, and this may read as an political incorrect thing to think in the UK, that nurses are being a bit unreasonable in pay demands.

Bearing in mind the NHS will not operate on my lumps, it seems harsh that they want a bigger payrise than i got, and the Nurses on balance earn more than I do.

But tot pay for it will use up my pay rise in taxes.

And don't get me started on the Postal Strike!

I would love to sit down with everyone and see how they are doing, financially as well as in other ways, and see what we can improve, but the truth is the people who will be paying payrises are suffering themselves.

The world sucks. Actually not true. The world is an amazing place, it's just human nature that sucks! (though not always, we have some treasures here for instance ...)

[Matrix1959 in reply to Hidden]

Hanging in there. We all got Covid-19 the week before Thanksgiving. I have some residual ear ringing that hasn't gone away yet from Covid. Then we had dental issues this week.Got hit with ice storm yesterday at home in PNW. We drove just over to California border yesterday to stay in hotel overnight My daughter is meeting us and we are going over summit as a caravan to have Christmas at our house.

Hope things improve for you over the holiday and in 2023.

[Hidden in reply to Matrix1959]

ANd likewise for you ..... thats quite a combo you had there ! And yet you're hanging in there and posting ...

Big respect. Keep safe, keep warm, and happy Christmas and lets make 2023 and good one!