They say it comes in threes. Three bad years. Three bad months. Three bad days.
Grandfather passed away. After ten months of agonizing dementia, the body finally caught up to the mind. We wanted to grieve and mourn, but all anyone could feel was relief, and release.
I was asked to write the eulogy. Initially, they wanted me to present it too, but I told my parents to find someone else if they planned on doing anything else that day. In the end, I think it worked out for the best. Family we haven't seen for decades showed up at grandpa's funeral. The whole family tree, basically. It was interesting, and we told a lot of stories.
Then when I got home, there was the whole bit about Osama bin Laden getting nailed by Navy SEALS. There was a lot of cheering and celebrating. I don't know why. So much emphasis was put on nailing this one guy, this one insignificant life. I asked ten years ago if the US was motivated by revenge for Sept. 11. Now we know the answer. If Osama bin Laden paid the price for 3,000+ dead Americans, I can only imagine what karmic retribution is in the pipe for all those dead and displaced Iraqis.
And then the election (see, all in threes). I'm not at all surprised by the outcome. The Conservatives have a strong backing in the nationalist elements of Canada. There's been some pretty bad things done on the world stage in Canada's name, and I guess that kind of sally-forth bullshit struck a chord with Canadians who've, for generations, toiled thanklessly in the diplomatic slog of UN and multilateral negotiations.
Now we have four years to live with the consequences. A lot of people have told me they couldn't be bothered to vote because every party is full of shit. Yeah, that might be true, but those same parties are the ones making the laws to tell you what to do, and how to live.
My vote might not have been a winning one, but I'd like to think it counts as a protest against jerks in suits telling me what to do and when.
Just a thought.
3 comments:
:( Sorry about your Grandfather. I don't care too much about the other two ;)
Sorry about your Grandfather :(
Sorry for your loss, as I'm sure you might be sick of hearing by now.
it sounds particularly terrible for him to have gone through what he did. Sad.
Agreed on the other two.
I'll not get into the Bin Laden stuff because I have with everyone else and am burned out on arguments falling on mostly deaf ears.
As for the election, I think not voting is particularly lazy. I don't get on my high horse over such things and I'd never be the "you can make a difference!" guy, but come on.
I vote for the same reason as you.
In protest of the people around me who cram this bullshit down my throat. I'm not buying it, why not throw my two cents in just because I'm entitled to?
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