This wasn't my planned blog post, but the breaking news of the Pope's death, made anything I planned seem redundant.
Head of the Catholic Church who people revere as God's voice on Earth.. not something I believe. Looking at him on Easter Sunday being driven around in his popemobile he appeared content, playing the role of the Head of the Catholic church.
Its said that he was very 'for' the poor people, as all church leaders of any religion say they are. None look like they've ever had to budget for a meal, or clothes or where they live to me. A friend remarked to me 'I wonder if he had to wait for a Dr's appointment or a hospital bed?' It all seems supercilious to me, smiling and waving to the common people from his custom made Pope-mobile. But if it is true, it's said that he did modernise certain aspects of the catholic church to modern day thinking.
And our UK news is Prince Andrew accompanying the King and Queen Camila to their Easter Church service.. what were some people objecting to? That he'd been involved with a pedophile, and why did he pay millions of pounds to someone, when there was the suggestion of a court case against him? So a reason for him to not accompany his own family to church? No, people were objecting to him expecting to be treated as a Royal.
Harry is wanting police protection and thinks he should have it, as he is a Royal. Never mind he informed everyone, he was stepping down from his role as a working royal. Yet more news to fill our newspapers. And does anyone know of an MP living from week to week trying to stretch their money to pay their energy bills and food.
It all seems a bit cockeyed to me; news of the rich to inform the rest of us of their circumstances. We, Dh and I, are the section of society with pensions from our work. I get fed up of people, I've met thinking I have it easy. My teaching job wasn't easy, I taught in some rough areas with not just 'difficult' children, their parents weren't easy either. But I turned up every day and rarely took time off.
So what am I saying, life isn't easy or fair, but you just have to get on with it. Only the rich get preferential treatment, the rest of us take our turn and wait. If I were younger I'd happily stand on a road side with the crowds protesting to Trump's visit here in UK and I certainly wouldn't agree to him speaking in the Houses of Commons.
I have paid for private health care in the past, when I was in awful pain with my foot. I used the money I had earned and saved, nobody gave me it and I didn't take the place of a NHS patient, it was all in a private hospital. And blow down me if my name didn't came up 8 months later on the NHS list and I saw the same Consultant and had the same treatment!
Somedays it just gets to me, the whole unfairness of it all.
What do you think?
Chrisxx
7 comments:
Life isn't fair so just get on with it. That was one of the first and most useful lessons my mother taught me.
I don't watch mainstream news anymore, I do watch online sometimes although politics makes me angry, none of them seem to have any common sense.
What a lot of people dont know is that going private for medical treatment just means you are seen quicker, usually, they are the same doctors you would see under the NHS, some doctors and consultants just work extra hours in the private sector along side their NHS job. Life can be unfair but you just have to get on with it.
The system is unfair. One rule for them and one for us. They rob our taxes to fund their lifestyles. You have every right to voice your opinion on such matters. Hang onto that and you will find your own freedom within your heart.
I agree completely. For me the final straw was the 'space flight' the other week. ALL that money and the damage to the environment wasted on a little trip for some rich people with money to burn.
Life is often unfair, but it's important not to let it get you down. We can't radically change the hand we're dealt.
I’m with you.
I no longer watch the news. What time I have left is to be enjoyed the best as I can manage and not to be marred by those who appear privileged. Privilege and comes in many guises, which for me means that if it is a good day today I will hang out my laundry without needing help.
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