Again And Again...on and on into oblivion

You ever get that feeling that life is passing you by? Or perhaps it's the opposite, you're to busy to come up for air. What happened to balance and composure?
When I was younger (not saying I'm old) I used to think being "grown up" was about how busy I could be, how many different tasks I could juggle.
And the truth is, like peter pans lost boys, or Toys'r'us I never wanted to grow up.

"Life is not solely about tasks, but tastes"

Life is one of those things we seem to talk about, and attempt to live. But many of us never seem to experience.
Granted many of us are in the clutches of a "career" or some other consuming effort,
take the time out to look at the sky, notice a new song, be kind for no reason, then share it with someone. Look for the intricate details....

compassion in the midst of crisis.....

In recent months we have heard time and time again about the growing financial crisis in america.
From the breakdown of the mortgage industry, to the collapse of wall street, it seems no financial market is safe. And what resolution did our leaders give us in our time of uncertainty? They gave our money away to companies who on a grand scale make products far inferior to their competitors (you have no choice in the matter they will take it via taxes).
And if that wasn't bad enough you have the Maddoffs and AIGs to rip you off in a completely new sense of the word.

So what is one to do in times of blatant greed, and when law has clearly been reduce to a set of managerial mantras.
Are we to turn inward and hoard what little we can hide from prying eyes... if this is the answer i fear we as americans may be headed for the end... greed, selfishness, and autonomy where the traits that original pushed this raft out on the sea of confusion.

I believe we need to whole heartedly let go... and that simply means instead of holding the wealth of this great nation with a clinched fist, offer it with open palms... not to major corporations or those who would simply pocket a profit but to those in genuine need. Those who would help others, and build products that have a lasting value, those that can revolutionize business by making it honest once more (no one remembers the day when a mans word was all the contract needed and the handshake would seal the deal), those who will train the youth to continue the process of growth....

In plain terms the financial rescue was failed from the start... for the simple reason it left that sense of autonomy in tact. It provided a get out of jail free card if you will.... for the very kind of irresponsibility that sank these institutions and began this vicious cycle.