Serenity Now, Serenity Now

Wisdom George.

Published on November 5, 2004 By Muggaz In International

I am not a religious man, although I have been brought up in the church, and there is a few lines of a prayer that resonates with me still – God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. I am not going to enter into a tirade about how I hate Bush and republicans, because it simply isn’t true. I would be a happier man if the Democrats one – but this is one of those times when I have the Wisdom to know the difference, hopefully others that are ideologically opposed to Bush share the wisdom, and realise Bush bashing for another 4 years will not achieve anything.

Thousands of miles away, in the city offices of Melbourne, the only water cooler conversation going on this week is the US elections,and what 4 more years of Bush means to us. Actually, there are other conversations – what people are wearing to the Spring Racing Carnival and the abundance of beautiful woman at said carnival, but that’s another story. It’s been hotly contested as to why the outcome of this election is so important to the state of world affairs, and why should us as Australians care at all? It’s a time of uncertainty for everyone here, as the name Bush is synonymous with war and Terrorism, as much so as the name Bin Laden.

It’s not time for the left half of America or the world to work out what went wrong – or why such an openly detested man won the most important democratic election I have seen in my short life. That statement in itself is reasoning enough. The Democrats lost this election because of a blind hatred towards Bush and the Republicans. Kerry and the Democrats couldn’t seem to focus on what needed to be done, only the fact that whatever Bush was doing was wrong. Suggesting policy is wrong is all well and good, alas, it does not accommodate for a lack of direction and conviction moving forward – in spite of the millions spent on campaigns by the likes of Soros and names like Springsteen, Bush and the Republicans were able to appeal directly to the voting public of America.

Bush and the Democrats both have a lot in common now – they must work together to eliminate the hate. The Democrats must surely realise what lost them the election, and Bush must not rest on his laurels – he has to work hard to unite the United States of America, or before too long, North America will be 3 separate nations – America, Canada, and Canada Junior. Standing from the outside looking in, and I am sure the point holds even more truth for my American friends; we must look forward to the day when you will be known as Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike both respected and admired for holding and maintaining a position of leadership amongst the global community.

George, I am placing a lot of blind faith and trust in you and your party to earn that respect – sure, you don’t owe it to me, and you don’t owe it to the French, and you certainly don’t owe anything to the Palestinians, but you owe it to the Citizens of the USA, and if you can do anything to increase their security and standing in world opinion, I implore you to do so – It will get harder before it gets any easier, so may God/Allah/The 10 Gurus bestow upon you the serenity to accept, the courage to change, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Comments

foreverserenity

on Nov 05, 2004

You know Muggaz, I wasn't going to comment on this, But then when I re-read what you wrote and thought about it, I figured I would. First of all, perhaps my take on what you wrote here is wrong, but this is what I got - you're saying that Bush won because half of America hates him so much? As an American, and a fair-minded one at that, I beg to differ. It's not that we hate bush, and yes, I'm a Democrat, and personally, I don't hate him. It's the way the country is being lead, it's the policies and promises that are being passed or broken, it's a number of things that we all don't agree with. We wanted a change to see if someone else could do the things that needs to be done, to upheld the policies and promises that our people need to make this country what it is so that we can all live in peace, (and I dont' need to be reminded about Irag), take care of our families and live a fulfilled life, in pursuit of what ever the heck we want. All this Hate that foreigners seem to be relishing that we have for each other, hate, no, different point of views, yes, a need for change, yes. Change didn't happen, but it's just what we do, we make noise and speak loudly and clearly voicing our opinions, because we can do this with freedom and without fear. Does it mean that we won't stick together to defend our country? No, absolutely not! Does it mean that we are going to tear our country apart because we feel so strongly in what we believe, nope! Let's just call it a war of words and eventually we will have a meeting of the minds. Maybe I'm just naive in my thinking. But I'm sure other Democrats and Republicans agree with me here. It will be a lot of hard work, and it will mean more cussing at each other, and the decisions that are made, especially if it's not what the masses want - and he's definately not going to please everyone, that we know for sure. But we will not stand aside and let anyone take pot shot at us or as my mom would say, take no liberties with us. And we all will look forward to the next four years with hope, cause that's all we can do. And you know what, if it doesn't work out, we can definately make the change in 2008.

Muggaz

on Nov 05, 2004

Hmmmm.... maybe I conveyed myself a bit inaccurately - I am on your side

And we all will look forward to the next four years with hope, cause that's all we can do

Thats pretty much the tone of the article... I wish the USA the best of luck...

Thanks for commenting

new-age nomad

on Nov 06, 2004

Thanks for wishing us luck! We really don't need it though, we have a Godly man in office.

Trinitie

insert name here

on Nov 07, 2004

Osama bin Laden is a 'Godly' man as well...

Champas Socialist

on Nov 08, 2004

Excellent article Muggaz, good to see you back. Give that man a New!

new-age nomad

on Nov 08, 2004

No, my friend, Osamai is not a Godly man.

Trinitie

Muggaz

on Nov 09, 2004

No, my friend, Osama is not a Godly man.

Ah, Trin... that all depends on who you are asking!

Some may say too godly if anything!

Give that man a New!

I am a Carlton Draught man myself, but I will not promote alcoholism so blatantly without a small fee!

foreverserenity

on Nov 10, 2004

Hey Muggaz, you're ok. Sometimes I go off a bit too seriously. But, it's good to have different points of view and it's good to debate issues. You're a good writer and I like reading your point of views.

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