Imagine No boogie men

Remember the song Imagine by John Lennon. He would have us imagine a world where there were no countries, religion etc, etc. Good song, bad message.

I want to take that idea in a new direction with all due respect to Mr. Lennon. I want to imagine a world where we can not blame anyone else for our problems. Can't blame your parents, can't blame Big Oil, can't blame the Religious Right, can't even blame Big Government. I know it is hard but you can't even blame George W Bush. In my hypothetical world, if someone does something illegal, you can bring them to justice, but you just can't dwell on it. You would have to take every bad thing that happens, and find a way to deal with it.

Of course I am laying out a world that sounds good, but is much harder to implement. I don't think we will truly ever see this world, but if we all try to come a little closer in our own lives, wouldn't the world be a little better?

I think it would. I don't pretend to live in this world myself, but I do strive each day to get a little closer. Some days I make some progress, and some days I don't, but the dream and the standard is there.