Some Thoughts

I get very worked up and concerned about our American cultural bent. I try to understand why it happens this way, outside of the monetary gain of a small portion of the world, and it does not make sense. So, I end up getting depressed, until I sit back and remember all of the good people out there sharing their lives with others. Working hard to make their little piece of the world a little better. There is a lot that can and has been done on a local level that goes under the cultural umbrella. As a recent ex-pat in Japan it seems easy sometimes to shun my home country and fret over the whole ordeal, but I find it more comforting to think about the good things that are going on. The folks at home who are talking and sharing and discussing options and the future. The small scale farmers, the family stores, the cyclists, doing their little bit to effect a change, voting with their dollars and their feet. The country is full of good people, some of its leaders ( elected and otherwise) are a different story.