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Mystery and Mayhem

D.H.
Joined: Apr 2015
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D.H.
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 95

Mystery and Mayhem
7/17/2015 at 9:18 PM

Ufo's, people missing without reason, Missing Jets without a trace, Senseless Shootings, Crime's, and the list can go on and on.

As a child growing up in the City of Brandon my only concerns were Saturday Cartoons, Summer Holidays and Graduating. I did not have any real concerns.
Now as an adult I see the world differently, many people have had such an affect on my life which have guided me into the Jobs that I have taken over the years. Anything from a Health Care Aide to my last Job as a Police Officer.
As a Health Care Aide I was there for the elderly, held their hands when they needed that hand to hold onto, to reminding them that they already had breakfast, to listening to their journey's in life, I also was their holding their hand when they took their last breathe. All of that was worth it as I saw and learned so much from the elderly, they taught me in many ways how to be proud of who I am and to laugh when I needed It.
As A Police Officer I took that passion for the people not just everytime I put on my uniform but outside of my Job. I always say everyone has a story, and everytime I took a call for service I always tried my best to go in with an open mind, to listen to the story as it unfolded and then take the appropriate action. There was many times no charges were laid, but when it was time to lay charges I did my best to explain why, then go that extra mile to follow up on all parties involved, the accused and the victims.
Many times I had to deliver the sad news of a loved one that passed away, young or old it was never easy but I tried my best to go that extra mile to also have compassion. To this day I am proud to say that I am still in contact with many of those.
I am now at home due to medical issues, I have alot of issues involving a handful of people, which I was not really surprised when Health Issues put me on the shelf. Yet I can honestly say my greatest rewards is being accepted by the citizens the way I was, as well as being awarded a distinguishing honor from the students of our local high school which I was presented at their graduation ceremonies, the same Students that gave me the Nickname of Deputy D.

I sit and wonder in what direction is the world going in? Senseless Shootings of innocent people, Planes Mysteriously disappearing with no traces, Wars in countries that affects so many around the world.
Is our lives changing that much where a dark cloud of anger and hate is over shadowing the good in people?

We hear alot about people having compassion, but it is being overshadowed by the dark cloud of many.

Tell me your thoughts on the dark clouds that you see that is covering up the compassion of so many.
DDOG
Joined: Oct 2014
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DDOG
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 62

Mystery indeed
7/17/2015 at 9:26 PM

It is really hard to wrap your head around the actions of so many in the world. Anything from a persons beliefs, how they were brought up, watching of violent movies or playing video games. I have heard many reasons or excuses of why people are the way they are, yet i have not really heard what the triggering mechanism is in people. You hear more bad news than good, yet to many that sells their product.
The mystery in how a Jet can go missing with no trace? Or the case I hear in Winnipeg of a Mother vanishing without reason. I don't know alot about it I just hope closure one way or another comes to the family.
I hope my comments make some sort of sense.

D.H.
Joined: Apr 2015
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D.H.

Joined: Apr 2015

Posts: 95

Unknown demons

7/17/2015 at 9:29 PM

DDOG said "It is really hard to wrap your head around the actions of so many in the world. Anything from a persons beliefs, how they were brought up, watching of violent movies or playing video games. I have heard many reasons or excuses of why people are the way they are, yet i have not really heard what the triggering mechanism is in people. You hear more bad news than good, yet to many that sells their product.
The mystery in how a Jet can go missing with no trace? Or the case I hear in Winnipeg of a Mother vanishing without reason. I don't know alot about it I just hope closure one way or another comes to the family.
I hope my comments make some sort of sense. "

They say people sometimes have demons within that at times get the best of them, Are we seeing more of this now than in the past years or generations? Are we understanding more about the inner thoughts of people through research and education?
Your guess is as good as mine.

D.H.
Joined: Apr 2015
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D.H.
Joined: Apr 2015
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Semper Fidelis
7/18/2015 at 5:00 PM

Sadly another Marine has passed away after the cowardly ambush in Tennessee.
So many lives have been affected because of this senseless act of violence.
JD
Joined: Feb 2010
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JD
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7/18/2015 at 5:27 PM

No different than any other era. There's always been mystery and mayhem taking place, lots of good too. It all depends on what you want to focus on.
D.H.
Joined: Apr 2015
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D.H.
Joined: Apr 2015
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So True
7/18/2015 at 6:30 PM

JD said "No different than any other era. There's always been mystery and mayhem taking place, lots of good too. It all depends on what you want to focus on. "

Yes there has always been alot of mystery and mayhem. Myself I find it being brought to light alot more than past years. Its not that It is something I am focusing on It just appears that everytime you have the TV on it is Bam right there.
Thanks for your comments
yourwelcome
Joined: Dec 2013
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yourwelcome
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yeesh
7/18/2015 at 8:18 PM

Yikes I got depressed just reading that op

Theres ALWAYS more good taking place than evil/bad. remember that.Good will always prevail and always win

Depends what you choose to see more of...the terrible headlines/news or all the good that happens right in front of you, all over the world every second. from past experiences when I saw & felt the most bad in world or fear for what was happening, where we're headed, it helped to get in front of more good people, organizations, and get more ACTIVE and involved to DO good. BE the change you want in the world. Not sit with the remote and watch more bad!

Why do most people place more focus on the bad people, events? Why does the bad continue to sell better? We need to ask ourselves why even focus or buy into the krap, maybe then media would be forced to show more good then bad if we said enough. Honestly as a society we live off that crap we wait for it, It's sensationalized. nobody wants to believe there's more good, we've bought into that it's all bad.
BS. When there is so much more good happening to far outweigh the bad.
Yes of course it's concerning some of the events that are taking place, but for instance think about all the children that are without parents/role models in the foster care system or or other in the world right now. what if we only sit around fretting about how they might act out one day in rage instead of focusing on helping them. find them homes, mentoring them into great healthy adults in anyway wecan. For others that support might be for animals. For others mental illness ect. We all need and have a responsibility I think to bring our good to the world Some of us will just continue to sit on our couch with the remote and watch and buy into the bad of course. And wonder why it's not changing faster.

Everybody go do something good if your concerned.
When we all become responsible for ME, healing our traumas and be responsible parents and help our children and stop making our problem everybody else's there would be less people acting out.
There are thousands of great good happening all around, maybe you just need to look harder.

D.H.
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 95

D.H.

Joined: Apr 2015

Posts: 95

Totally Agree

7/19/2015 at 10:34 PM

yourwelcome said "Yikes I got depressed just reading that op

Theres ALWAYS more good taking place than evil/bad. remember that.Good will always prevail and always win

Depends what you choose to see more of...the terrible headlines/news or all the good that happens right in front of you, all over the world every second. from past experiences when I saw & felt the most bad in world or fear for what was happening, where we're headed, it helped to get in front of more good people, organizations, and get more ACTIVE and involved to DO good. BE the change you want in the world. Not sit with the remote and watch more bad!

Why do most people place more focus on the bad people, events? Why does the bad continue to sell better? We need to ask ourselves why even focus or buy into the krap, maybe then media would be forced to show more good then bad if we said enough. Honestly as a society we live off that crap we wait for it, It's sensationalized. nobody wants to believe there's more good, we've bought into that it's all bad.
BS. When there is so much more good happening to far outweigh the bad.
Yes of course it's concerning some of the events that are taking place, but for instance think about all the children that are without parents/role models in the foster care system or or other in the world right now. what if we only sit around fretting about how they might act out one day in rage instead of focusing on helping them. find them homes, mentoring them into great healthy adults in anyway wecan. For others that support might be for animals. For others mental illness ect. We all need and have a responsibility I think to bring our good to the world Some of us will just continue to sit on our couch with the remote and watch and buy into the bad of course. And wonder why it's not changing faster.

Everybody go do something good if your concerned.
When we all become responsible for ME, healing our traumas and be responsible parents and help our children and stop making our problem everybody else's there would be less people acting out.
There are thousands of great good happening all around, maybe you just need to look harder.
"

I totally agree with your comments. What I have seen is there is more to the Bad News such as the intentions, for instance the shootings that killed the Marines recently. It snowballed from the accused, to when his father made Donations to charitable causes from his homeland. Alot of the Charitable Causes were a front for ISIS.
I am just saying when there is a tragedy there is more to it. It goes from a senseless tragedy to Domestic Terrorism etc. People are more on their toes since 9/11.
I have seen some great acts of kindness that has had an amazing affect.
I do believe there is alot of Compassion, but I am also saying with the Mayhem, it goes deeper than the act itself such as a person kills marines, looking into it Isis told their followers to attack on their home soil.
In the end Good will always prevail over Evil.
It:s at what costs that is on many peoples minds.
Thinking of nothing but the Good is a great Idea but ignoring the bad and is not a good idea because as you can see these attacks don't just happen overseas anymore.