Shouts From Down Under

Trust farmers to have their feet on the (ploughed) ground

Some areas of Australia are enduring extremely dry conditions now. Those that aren't burnt out, flooded or covered in snow anyway.

Perhaps these areas' share of the rain is falling on Vn (Vietnam) and has pelted down on the unlucky Philippines. (May they RIP)

Here is a courageous take on positive choices, flying in the face of nature, life, machine, and our human nature that can oft times be so cruel.

We can learn a lot as writers; we can realise that only humans can choose the positive angle, at least in this physical earthly realm; only humans have available a conscious choice, to return true loving kindness to the undeserving, trade unrewarded love for someone's wrongdoing - someones's trespass.

Instead of returning hatred, choosing to forgive.

With perhaps the exception of dogs (in a limited fashion) I don't believe that anything or anyone else has this deliberate choice as an option. Everything else's response is governed by reward or loss equal to the input. Everything else returns negative for negative, wrong for wrong. An eye for an eye. Tooth for a tooth.

Perhaps I'm naive but I'll stick to the positive choice every time.

Everything else might be scientifically proven with those digital persons nailed into their comfort zone, (6' under maybe?) but for me?

I see the two sides of life, and will (always try to) choose the positive one as often as I am able.

Sparky