If we look at history
we see that North America is far better than it used to be
food is there if we want it
education is available if we work at it
no one is freezing to death
in their little house on the prairie
still, our people are colder than ever
angry and bitter words are the junk food
that we pretend is cultured
soundbites and tweets are the news
we are feeding on that only leave us hungry
for real information
while parts of Africa
that celebrities told us needed saving
are rising
on a tide of free thinking
to overlook the west
that is sinking
in a sea of self obsession
and confusion
if looking at our navel leaves us depressed
maybe we need to change where we are looking
many of us don’t want to change our thinking
but we need the Spirit of hope blowing
revival through our lives
if being richer than most of the people in the world hasn’t already made us happy
will a little more really make us happier
(oddly, when it comes to happiness, many of the poor are)
maybe we need to stop thinking of reasons
we can’t do something
and start thinking of ways that we can
finding our reason for living is a life changer
maybe we need to stop complaining about what the others are doing
and reviewing the history of all that they have done
and start working on a legacy
that our own descendants will be proud to look back on
anyone can make themselves look good
but true goodness is seen in what they have actually done
Kelvin Bueckert 