Winning Despite Obstacles

Most of the news today in the US is about th election of course. Donald Trump claiming that the whole system is rigged. There's a good chance he's right, but that's not the issue. The issue is how he expects to set it straight! The news in Israel seems to be about the UNESCO decision declaring that there's no connection between the Temple Mount and Jews? This is a real kick in the head for Israel and the Jewish people of course. Some UN personnel are apologizing for this, probably fearing that it smells a bit too much of anti-semitism, which it is of course. This makes the UN look very bad indeed. The sad part is that the UN was once a hope for this world. It's disappointing this development - and so was the failure of the German government to stop Hitler. That was probably very disappointing at the time as well. This world is  a great hope to young people - most young people. They grow older, marry, have children and slowly lose every real hope they ever had. They get sick and weak and the best of them continue to smile and hide their disappointments as best they can. After all, who's to blame? What did they really expect from life anyhow? Well, you'd have to have asked them when they were young because they forgot along the line - a little bit at at time. They compromise and settle for a comfortable chair and cup of tea in the shade. They hoped for eternal freindship. They hoped for love and understanding and freedom from fear and doubt. They hoped for new and better things they'd dreamed of - moving with the waves of the universe - exhilarating with the intensity of life and the endless joy of knowing more. What they got for all their hopes was a few photos of them with their grandchildren on the beach and chronic backache that nearly brought them to tears every time they stood up. This is the basis of disappointment. It is life's struggle. It is painful and difficult. If it wasn't as diffricult as it is, it wouldn't be enough of a challange for people to warrant their interest. That's the way people are! They'll keep going until they win. And they will win one day, and it will all have been worth it. This is why they bought the ticket in the first place, but most of them have forgotten all about that and are too bruised to remember even if they wanted to. So, UNESCO disappoints them and it cuts deep - right into that place that needs help so badly. See? - and don't think the Arab countires that voted this nonsense into being haven't been disappointed too. I'm sure they have been. They're below failure. They're blaming Israel! That's pretty low.
So there's a choice. Blame the system, like Donald Trump does - claim that this world is rigged - which it is by the way. Or try try again and win in spite of the difficulty - drink the sweet wine of victory till you're bored with your success and try something more difficult!