Of this and that

Is it bad that I am now procrastinating from procrastinating? I came to write a blog, to stop myself from working, but then could not think of anything to write about, so went on Wikipedia instead! It is a sorry state indeed. However my sightseeing trip to Wikipedia did serve a purpose. It helped me concoct this blog. Therefore this blog is going to be about two words, that are in many ways synonymous...well ok, maybe they aren't but that word is cool enough to warrant use without need. My first word is water.

Did you know that it is World Day for Water today? Well now you do! Not something that crosses our minds very often. Well make it cross back and forth for today at least. It is in many ways i think a sign of our general attitude. We take it for granted so much, whereas in some parts of the world a whole day might be taken up in pursuit of enough water to keep a family alive. As cliched as it is, it is true that many people worldwide have to walk for miles just to get clean water. And yet here we are, wasting it by the gallon!

My second word is communism. (Today's featured article was about the 'Fourth International')
Now many people are of the opinion that I am a communist in disguise. So I want to offer this rebuttal (another fantastic word probably used out of place). The problem is that we have two systems really, capitalism and communism. Neither are very good. Capitalism, because it is by nature wrong, and Communism because it is by nature impossible. For me to believe in Capitalism would be equivalent to saying 'Yes I love evil' and for me to support communism would be to say 'I think human flight is a viable low emissions travel option'. Now i realise that many would argue that Communism can exist, however i believe that human nature defies that.

So where does that leave me? There is no point investing in something that is never going to work, so I am not a communist, instead perhaps 'conscience capitalist with communist ideals'. How's that? As someone once said, let's start from the imperfect, and work towards the perfect!!

Oh and by the way, at some people's request I spent hours slaving away yesterday bringing you original audio versions of 'Springtime again' and other such poems. See www.pigeonboy.podbean.com