As the
temperatures heat up in Europe and the news of smashed historical sites and the
selling off of artefacts continues to fund extremists in the Middle East, it is
worth reflecting on the massive and increasing production of opium in
Afghanistan and cocaine in South America.
Huge amounts of
money are being made from the production to the sale of these drugs to fuel
misery and hardship of people trapped in their own mistakes and poverty.
There is no quick
fix to addiction, which is encouraged by the purveyors of tobacco, alcohol and
drugs. It is wrongly said that one won’t
hurt you, but it is the first one that starts the journey to continued abuse
and addiction from which there is only a long road of pain.
With the massive
amounts of weapons used in the wars around the world, it seems difficult to
understand how and why the drug barons continue to trade almost at will.
They couldn’t work
without the corruption and bribery of people all along the line from Custom’s
Officials and Law Enforcement Officers to politicians and others in high
office, who benefit from backhanders by turning a blind eye.
It is a common trait
in this 21st Century world that the greed of man takes precedence
over the greater good of the people. We
were told to love one another and make this world a better place.
However, intolerance
of another’s belief system and the increasing abuse of women and children on
all continents of this world go to prove that we are doing nothing of the sort.
The leaders of
nations have only their own interests at heart and it seems that lining their
own pockets while they are still in office, seems to occupy more time in many
countries than governing their people for a better life.
World resources are
being abused and used up that cannot be replaced. Science and technology continue to make rapid
strides in making new discoveries and improving the lot of the wealthy, while a
growing number of people are living on aid given without any plans for their
future.
It seems that as the
millions of homeless people seek refuge and a future elsewhere in the world,
the ranks close against them, as nobody seems to care enough and they safeguard
what they already have.
The time has come
for world policies and actions on a global basis to address these issues and to
safeguard the future of our race before it self-destructs.
Surely there are
people of influence, who have made their way in the world and see the
atrocities daily on our news screens, who wish for Mankind to heal itself by
doing the right things for each and every member?
Justice needs to be
handed out by an incorrupt legal system worldwide, where the rule and balance
of the Law is the criterion for decision-making and justice given.
There should be an
Ombudsman of international standing to rule on individual cases, where common
sense prevails and not the expensive lawyers and their teams to override the
arguments.
All good people,
with no axe to grind on all levels, need to be seen to be doing something to
make this world a better place without self-interest and corruption.
Good intensions are
not enough anymore. Actions from the
incorruptible must find a way to help those who are going without the basic
human necessities and are left to largely suffer in pain.
Jenny and Michael Ayers
Friday, 3rd July 2015
