re: How did we descend into this from 20-30 years ago?

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We used to have pius people among us that everyone looked to for hope, guidance, justice, morality, humility etc.

We had Pope John Paul II that even non-Catholics regarded as trustworthy and whose opinion was given great weight. The new Pope sits with NBA millionaires instead of the poor and afflicted.

We had Princess Diana who demurred in being the future Queen but tried to help the poor and unfortunate during her time as princess. She was stoic in the face of shame and embarrassment by her prince.

We had Mother Teresa who performed miracles and sacrificed her life for the poor and afflicted. People came to her for healing and prayer.

These three people are just a few in the last 3 decades that have had a significant impact the loss of which has left a significant void in the morality of the world. There is no great moral voice or voices showing us how to get along with each other.

Why do people who have the most do the least for others? (I know this isn’t true of everyone but generally speaking) the millionaires and billionaires could save thousands if not millions of lives. Instead they preach to us and think they are special because they have more money than us.

I see all these young females and males glorifying themselves (some would call it other things but I’ll be generous) on social media. They all think they are models or something special. They are showered with money, gifts and food because they travel or pose for pictures or engage in debauchery.

Why don’t we reward the people who travel to countries to feed the poor or build houses for the poor? Why aren’t those people showered with money? How come we don’t promote selflessness and sacrifice for our neighbors? Instead we accuse others of being racists, sexist or bigots and harming any chance to build a better tomorrow.

This is probably too deep for The OT. I know we have a few here that might have ideas on how to breakthrough this unfortunate paradigm. I’m all ears.

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