Yesterday I decided to read an article/feature in the Sunday Times magazine. In this article, (Waiting For The Lights To Go Out The Sunday Times Magazine October 16th 2005) the writer (Bryan Appleyard) described in detail what was from his point of view, a particularly nasty scenario. The scenario he described was one of the world running out of oil within our current lifetimes and the apocalyptic chaos which will ensue. The writer is apparently a very knowledgeable person who has carried out much research into the facts and figures of his writing, and is entirely credible. Without oil, he says, it will only be a very short period of time before we are all back to basics, scrabbling around for food and attacking each other for mere morsels. Without an oil/petrol fuelled transportation system, there will be no way to deliver good such as food and so on and so on I took this article very seriously. It was worrying. It IS worrying. Such reading confirms my suspicion that our government, governments in general, simply do not care enough about our / their people to keep them informed on true current affairs and potential threats to their very existence. We were informed about the threat which Iraq posed to us. Oh yes, were we ever informed! Erroneously, it appears now. There were no WMD. So why are we not being informed by our governments on this one? And how am I to respond? This is my real question. Given that such a serious threat does exist, what am I do about it? It seems to me that I have a choice: I can carry on with my plans of building my business, providing for a future for my family, my kids, my grandkids or, I can start stockpiling canned food, buy a gun, and undergo survival training. Do I continue to assist and support my two lads at University or do I tell them, forget it theres no point come on home and help me with the tinned food supplies Theres a gun training course for you to do also. Dont think I am being flippant. Not for one moment. This is a serious question. What do I do? Who do I ask? My local MP? Tony Blair? Governments should surely give guidance to their people. Governments should surely address these things. Governments should surely govern and that means leaders should lead. The leaders of this country should surely answer my question - What do I do? Am I wasting my time expanding my business when money and stuff is not what is going to count before too long? Look no further for the apathetic malaise which blights this country (and probably every other civilized country in the world). One answer to the question: What is wrong with the youth of today? is well, for a start, they can read, they can understand and they know that the real issues of todays world are not being addressed. They sense nobody really cares (No-one that counts, that is) and they respond with an apathy and resentment which is all too well documented in todays tabloids and broadsheets drugs, crime, unemployment why work? Whats the point? The rest of the malaise is brought about by the same thing. People recognize when no-one is listening, when no-one is telling them what they need to be told. Global warming and its constant denial by governments bring about the same apathetic malaise in people who all too easily see the truth of the effect we are having upon our planet. But right now I really want to know What should my plan of action be to the threats which I read about, which I clearly see with my own eyes? And why is no one telling me? Its not always getting the answer right which is important, sometimes its asking the right question. Sometimes the answer takes a bigger brain, a greater awareness than that of the asker. And when that is the case, who do we turn to? Is there anyone out there? Are there any wise men? Is anyone really informed? Is there a leader to whom any one can ask the question So what do I do? There is another scenario perhaps. It is that I am naive in the extreme in expecting any good advice from our leaders - that I should merely come to my own conclusions and act. If only I could be certain. |
