If you're like me, you struggle with how to INTERACT with others who seem so hard-hearted (edited)

[snappyturtle]

53. Thank you....now I don't feel so alone with my thoughts!

In the last 15 years I've gone from having it all to doing OK to the present: struggling.
It's been a trip. The good part is that I have gotten to know a lot of people who weren't
as fortunate as I was. Who didn't have the opportunities for the education, the travel, the
healthcare (I miss that alot), and the homes and all that accompanies that life-style. What
makes me angry though is that I always helped people....no matter what their lot. But today
I don't see much of that helpfulness extended from those who could afford to. It's as if a page
of the novel turned and an entirely different world unfolded. I am happy to say though that my
new friends and I help one another AND we're surviving. I worry though that we may not be able
to keep what little we have now...time will tell.

I guess that's where I find your aspect of living without fear poignant. I have enough to worry
about without having to constantly look over my shoulder. With the rise of so many gated communities I would say that is something the rich and poor have in common OR it's just another one of those things the rich don't think people of my status deserve. Some pursue riches. My pursuit of happiness is peace. With my 65th b'day almost here (yea Medicare!) I doubt that I
will live long enough to see the greed dissipate to an "acceptable" level.

Just re-read what I've written. Sounds dreary and some days it is. However, I still have hope that civility and kindness will win out! If not, I will enjoy it where it exists (in my little corner of the world) and be thankful for knowing the joy of it.