Lied to & Conned, Every Damn Day...

Folk #1: Ha. I think I get it. Early morning. Still dark out. Sipping my coffee. Distilling down the reality confronting me. I am not a perfect person by any means. No one is perfect. Human Beings are all works in progress. We all have flaws, quirks, contradictions, failures, it just comes with "the living." Living a life is a process of discovery, discovering the ways of the world, and our own very particular human qualities. But, it is clear, clear as a bell, that we all are being lied to, and conned, daily by terrible people who hold the levers of power. Terrible people in charge. Terrible people much more flawed than I, more flawed than many of us. We see the good & the evil and the evil seems to be in the ascendant. Now, really, in some ways no one is really in charge, but on the other hand, all of these folks in positions of power in Government, Law, Financial Markets, Business, Pop Culture, etc. seem to revel in their lies & corruption. They do it for profit, success, and luxury. It's an ugly business. A rigged game. And it seems to be working for them. So, I am left in this weird state, knowing that I'm just a humble human being, trying to do my best, feeling like my commitment to Truth, Reality, Honesty, and a Better Way, somehow holds me back. "Who am I to think I am any better?" But, I do. I see the lies, the con, the terrible people who seem to be thriving and I am disgusted. I turn away. I think "I am in it, but not of it." It is certain path, a certain sense of integrity, & also a cross to bear. Maybe like a mission? Living by a certain code, holding my self to account, and well, damn the consequences, damn the torpedoes. Still, in the back of mind, I wonder, would I be happier if I were living the lie and the con too? What if I just let it all in? "Go along, get along." Nope. Ain't gonna happen. Not in my nature. One consistent theme in my life, recalcitrant, gnarly, uncooperative, argumentative. I am not a joiner. I am ok being different. I am decidedly not going along with the herd. That's just me. Ha. Something seems to have gone terribly wrong in the human realm. Maybe it has always been so? The battle between the Light & Dark?  I wonder, will the tide actually turn? Can a new Enlightenment emerge? Can the more honest & competent folks ever get the upper hand? Hmmm... maybe... a reckoning, a renewal, a cleanse? Hard to know. But, really, not so hard to imagine...