I have an overwhelming feeling that all the good things in this world

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23. Many said the same thing after 9/11.

Many people had deep conversations about our country and why we were attacked and how complacent we had gotten. Many made resolutions to be kinder, spend more time with family, stop the glorification of busy and excess accumulation of stuff. Get back to basics. How long did that last?

Then the bottom fell out of the economy - big time and we started examining all the big houses that were built and how over extended lots of people were just to have the big houses. Thousands upon thousands lost their jobs, houses, everything. We vowed to not be as complacent next time. How long did that last?

We just can't seem to sustain making major changes in our culture. How many years since kindergarteners were slaughtered in their school and what have we done about strict gun control? Nada.

I hate to be a downer, but I just don't see major progress. We just don't seem to learn from the past. We take two baby steps forward and no big steps like New Zealand did. Within a week they made the drastic change in gun laws. Why can't we? I just don't get it.