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ilikepie2 · Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 371

ack. i am so disgusted with the news and media. anytime the radio or tv news is on when the kids are around i turn it off. it's a sad state of affairs when i don't feel comfortable to watch my local news. i am frequently distressed and i find it more than depressing to think about having to explain child porn, sexual abuse by priests and others, terrorism, anti-semitism, anti-americanism, anti-anythingism for that matter, the iraq "situation", beheadings, mass graves, world poverty, bigotry and racism in my own country as well as others, the total mess of the american political situation, the inequalities of rich vs poor, the horrid and offensive influences the AMA and NRA have on my government etc etc etc. all of which i've seen either in our newspapers, or on the television or radio news this week. ( not to mention the horrifying situation in tibet and the plight of tibetans worldwide which i might add is conspicuously NOT in the news in my opinion.) call it sticking our collective heads in the sand if you will, for me i say all the stuff my ten and 6 year old kids can see and hear on the news and radio is too much for their fragile little minds and the news is better when it's turned OFF than when it's on.

so what i do when i turn off the news and radio is talk about how i see the world as one piece. we are one people, we are all the same. i like that my kids have mostly international friends because that is a real-life illustration of what i try and teach them. i find it more comforting to see my kids be globally and environmentally minded and to know that they are aware that the world is much bigger than our personal skin color, nationality and economic status than to think that they are aware of current events. current events SUCK.

my personal mantra is: "the same sun shines on us all." i repeat that to myself many many many times during the day and i tell it to my kids. i wish the world would all wake up one day and realize the truth of it. we are all the same- we are all one world. i hope more than anything that i can one day live in a world where we treat each other with that understanding. the same sun shines on us all. i'm telling you all this because i was just listening to the news while cleaning off my computer desktop. one of the files that i had saved there was one of a mural i was painting on one of my workroom walls, i thought finding the file while feeling disgusted at the news was a nice sign (it's not a good picture at all though unfortunately). i painted it as a reminder to myself and others and as an illustration of my belief system. the same sun shines on us all.

Bud Bennett

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ED1G · PIGGY MOONRUST Joined: 31 Oct 2002 Posts: 2644

Hey Bud....... it looks great!!, the last time I seen it you had just started painting!!

Yeah I dont watch much news now...... its all too depressing!!

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ilikepie2 · Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 371

thanks paul. it's been at this stage of unfinished for quite a while now! one of these days i'll finish it. maybe even finish the POW Jr. also. haha stranger things have happened.

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NinaGoddess · Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 121

You're right. The news are too terrible for the young ones and really hard to explain.

Your kids will grow up to openminded and thoughtful persons. I just wish all kids had that kind of childhood.

say hello to them from me, ok?

- Nina

ilikepie2 · Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 371

i sure will nina. and speaking of them, gabriel was watching Fantasia one day and the final song on there is Ave Maria. he got all excited thinking it was going to be you singing it. then he got mad because "That is Nina's song!" i kept meaning to tell you that.

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Damien Project · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 257

Dude..What A super freakin attitude you have man...Having kids myself I can really relate..I salute you..awesome

Mark

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ED1G · PIGGY MOONRUST Joined: 31 Oct 2002 Posts: 2644

Bud is a " super freakin guy"...

Awsome is one word......... I cant think of any other at the moment!!

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ilikepie2 · Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 371

wow thanks mark, so nice to hear that! we do what we can for our kids don't we?

and thanks paul too. you're a pal.

Bud Bennett

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NinaGoddess · Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 121

Thanks Bud that's really cool to hear, what a nice story.

:kizz

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HKRockChick · No More Peas! Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 1513

Bud, I had tears in my eyes at your post. The same sun shines on us all, we live on the same earth, the same being made us all. What matter that she/he/it is called by different names, what matter that we live in different parts of the world, or that we are different colours.

The same sun...

:sensational

bbchris · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: sunshine

One world sharing One Sun. I love that. I've never heard it before and I think it's a beautiful mantra Bud. Love the mural. Love your attitude. Your children are very very lucky.

ilikepie2 · Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 371

thank you all. really.

i find that having a personal mantra is a comfort. it's also a comfort having told you all and having so many people find joy in it. you are a very supportive and wonderful group!

Bud Bennett

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David D Day · Joined: 26 Apr 2003 Posts: 50

Hey Bud ............... feels like old time's! :gl