The rest of your life...

Ask yourself a (relatively) simple question. What do you want to do with the rest of your life? It's not a trick question, so be brave and ask it! Of course, the answer will depend on what sort of person you are. Are you someone that is a bully, perhaps? Are you quiet, just getting on with whatever each day throws at you? Are you someone who hates the idea of going in to work, but knows that you have to, as the bills will simply not take any time off, even if you do! Are you someone who is a loner, or a group person? Are you a political animal, or perhaps a religious person? How political, or how religious? Are you pious, self-absorbed, and just want everyone else to love you, because you 'follow the correct path'? Are you...oh, there are so many different types of people. There's at least a book in there somewhere. So, keep it simple - never mind your background, or political or religious affiliation, or even your sexual preferences. Ask yourself the question - what do I want to do with the rest of my life? Me? I want to live it out, normally, enjoying each day as it comes, working within a market that may be a right pain some days but on the others gives me a buzz, a feeling of excitement. A challenge, a problem that I need to solve. Along the way, I would like to meet lots of different people - I must admit that I have never met any 'celebrities' (I don't count the Reality TV so-called Stars) and in a way I miss that. What do these people think, what do they feel, that sort of thing? I hate to read in the media these days that insanity seems prevalent in many areas of the world - by 'insanity' I mean action that defies any rational explanation. The main one at the moment is this abomination calling itself ISIS. There are many others - Taliban, Boko Haram, and individuals that really should be locked up! There are right-wing (and centre- and left-) election candidates in the USA who should be quietly sedated and then parked somewhere for the next few years. There are murderous groups in Pakistan who kill atheist bloggers because they feel hurt that their so-called Religion of Peace has been offended. That is truly insane! If you have an all-powerful God, then why doesn't it show up and defend itself? Does it really need these gangs of assassins to go around and strike fear (and loathing) into the hearts of the people? So, what do you want to do with the rest of your life? The amazingly insane people in the world seem to not care about anyone else except themselves. ISIS has already murdered many thousands, and continues to do so, while the rest of the world watches, impotent to stop their advances (it seems). The Middle East countries don't do anything worthwile to stop it, and so the savage attacks continue. These other Middle East countries are no real help, anyway. Should we hold Saudi Arabi as some moral compass? Hardly. It as savage and oppressive as ISIS in many ways. Should we replace one crazy regime with another one? Who is keeping count of the 'crazy' points, and who is winning? I want to spend the rest of my days in security. I want to know that Middle Eastern madness will not be affecting me, in the UK, directly. I want to walk down the road without fear for my life, without wondering if there is a killer gang roaming the streets, looking for their next victim. I want safety for my family, too. My friends. I want safety in this once-great nation. That cannot be, not while we have open warfare on the streets, where protesting becomes a full-scale riot, and dozens hurt. That is no way forward. I want a political structure that is not held prisoner to Corporate blackmail, politicians that look after me, not themselves. I want a religious structure that is not intent on undermining the hard work of the last few decades, where women count as much as any man, can vote with a clear conscience, and can even become Prime Minister. I want a religious structure that practices what it sometimes preaches! The Catholic Church has failed so many people, and continues to. Islam has splintered so much that no-one knows what is going on anymore. I want change, but not when that change puts everything at risk. I will be voting to get out of the mess of Europe, so I will be voting UKIP. I will not be joining any church or other religious group, as they have all failed us for centuries. Live long - and prosper! That will suffice, for me. :) My book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Visitor-Peter-Keats-ebook/dp/B00VGUH31M/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1428169604&sr=1-5&keywords=the+visitor