We Live in A strange screwed up World of Social dysfunction, Misconception and Direction.

I often wake up with the thought....are we as a society really as stupid and shallow as we appear to be in the short moments of life that we surround ourselves with such petty unrelated things to us that we fall into the Drama of things that don't apply to us.

Every day there is a new headline of something that is so pounded within our brains that one would if they would think for their selves, they would believe it to be just a stupid as those of us that see life as it is without it's distractions and it's simplicity.

Last night before retiring to rest my body for the night, I read about Paul Walkers death.  I thought to my self.  That's terrible.  Being that I am a big fan of his movies and knowing a little of his history. My first thought was that of his daughter.  I pondered on the pain, hurt, distress that she must feel and what all she had before her.  I felt bad for the family and thought about how short a life could be cut from this earth we live on.

Now with that said, I did not know Paul.  I did not attend thanksgiving with him this year and had never received anything from him or know anything of him personally other that he was one Hell of an actor and I Love all his movies.

The second thought I had before dozing off was OMG at the crap that would be posted tomorrow on face book.  Mainly the stuff that would make it look like everyone was his best friend.  Like they knew him personally.  People would be leaving messages and comments of what he meant to them when they didn't even know him.

Again, it is a tragic event.  One that maybe things can be learned from.  Maybe one that because of his Hollywood stature and the fact that as a actor of good standing might draw attention to things that need to be thought about and reflected upon.  A moment to reflex on yourself and your family and be vigilant and thoughtful of how precious life really is and how it can be cut so short.

All of this is said to state a few simple facts.  Today at this very moment all over the United States there is someone dying.  At this very moment, someone has lost there love one in a car crash.  Someones -love one has been shot, stabbed or beat to death. Someone did not make it out of a house fire.  A father and mother have lost a child.  A child has lost a parent or their parents.  A man or women has lost their sibling.  Someone has just kissed their husband or wife bye and will receive a call within the hour that they are no longer with us.

As everyone knows, I'm very straight forward. I usually don't pull punches or debate with idiots.  I believe facts, common core sense and the ability of a human being to reason for their self is the basic element of liberty.

Among those that tragically die are our service people.  And they give all.  Even when they survive and make it home.  They do so at the expense of divorce,  not getting to see their children born or raised, and spending time alone in a far away place

This year alone in Afghanistan, 109 American human beings have died.  In 2012, 301 dead.  In 2011, 412 dead.  In 2010, 496 dead.  In 2009, 310.   Since 2001 the total is 2189.  These numbers are Afghanistan only.

The casualties of those that have not died have a separate number.  It's 6750. This number is for both Afghanistan & Iraq.
 http://apps.washingtonpost.com/national/fallen/theaters/afghanistan/

My point and our failure.  We glorify people that we do not even know, but like to think we do.  When there are truly people that have given all. Granted, we do not know them either, but what they gave for us was themselves so we could retain the privilege of going and buying a movie ticket to watch the actors we love in movies we know are not real.  

And they do it all without it blowing up all over social networks like it was a personal event in our personal lives.

So I ask, you upon waking this morning.  Really?