The so-called "news" continue to appall me. This morning I read of a mother who faked her daughter's death in order to go on vacation. Daughter's death & Vacation! What else can an individual do, what else can an individual exploit in order to obtain a materialistic "gain"? How far can a human being go to satisfy a desire for trivial goals? This woman works in a school, so she has to interact with children on a daily basis. She is a parent coordinator, so she has to deal with parents as well. Is it this that gave her the great idea? She probably thought she was being very smart in forging her daughter's death certificate. I honestly wonder if there is anything "sacred" left today. Love, compassion, selflessness, dedication, appreciation, gratitude. Yes, there are many who still behave like human beings. Nevertheless, reading this kind of stories ever so often, I can't help wondering how come that so many others don't seem to be actually "human", defining human not only as the state of being a person and not an animal, but as someone capable of true feelings of "humanity", i.e. benevolence towards others. I don't know where this society of ours is going. I can only say that I'm continuously saddened by becoming more and more aware that greed, vanity, immorality, lack of ethics, lack of empathy, deceit and concupiscence are playing havoc in our world.
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