Overheard No. 4

"..... to take over the world."

Okay, by itself that's not really profound, hell it's not really very interesting. But what I liked about it, is, as I walked by the person saying this, he was pointing to a picture of Kim Jong-il. Now, I don't know for a fact that Kim Jong-il wants to take over the world, but he certainly rules N. Korea with what appears to be an Iron Fist. I'm not going to get into any sort of political rambling here, but it just seems strange to me how so many will obey so few. Don't we realize *we* have the numbers? It's like we are beaten already, not by guns, but in our spirits, in our souls... I'm speaking mostly for western states here... certainly there is a more complicated situation easterly from where I live. Why do we hate each other so much? Why do we look away, because TV or shoes or work is more important than our fellow man. I'm as guilty as anyone of it. I want to live a happy life, it's the only one I've got, as far as I know... and that seems more important to me than another's suffering if they aren't directly before me. At least I can admit it. I don't like it when it's put on display like that, but it is the reality.

Heavy duty.