Stuff for which I no longer care

We were having a discussion Friday regarding topical items for which my personal interest has dimininished over the years. Whereas in my younger days I was this fuss budget with an opinion and stance on just about everything ... anymore I could really give a rip and little impacts me in the big scheme of things anymore.

I would take up all the various personal interests du jour of others in my midst. If they met with my agreement I became their 'instant champion' as it were.

No longer. My exposure to that stupidity which is the world in general has jaded me for their causes. From the dolts like Bernie Sanders preaching this unattainable utopia he will never see through the similarly losing cause of recycling things other than metals and that utter lack of justice so often evident in the courts by and large have made me simply not give a rip.

I grew weary of pursuing these pipe dreams just because I thought they were good ideas. So while you might get out there and harp on various causes stuck in your craw in the name of making a difference — I'm content to remain out of the picture and though my opinion might certainly exist I have no interest in sharing it or worse; FORCING it on anyone.

So all of you who are young enough to still think we have effective government .... or that things aren't the poor representations made by those with advanced degrees who remain stupid ... how any lives really matter ... how we can truly impact global warming ... how the muslims are going to breed us out of existence ... how the government is no longer a constitutional democracy, or even a republic but an oligarchy dominated by a rich and powerful elite ...

just try to control your naive pie in the sky self if you can.
 

Castle Walls

Once in a dream
Far beyond these castle walls
Down by the bay where the
Moonlit water falls
I stood alone while the minstrel sang his song
So afraid I'd lost my soul

There in the fog his song kept calling me
Leading me on with its haunting melody
Deep in my heart a voice kept echoing
I knew I'd soon be wandering

Far beyond these castle walls
Where the distant harbour meets the sky
There the battle raged like hell
And every dove had lost its will to fly

Far beyond these castle walls
Where I thought I heard Tiresias say
Life is never what it seems
And every man must meet his destiny

Styx