Love is the only way.

I'm longing for a sense of community. And not finding it. At least, not here in America. Maybe there's more community spirit in Italy. And in Europe, generally. Makes me thankful to live in Italy for about half of the year. With my Italian true love. America worships individualism. To the detriment of community. Instead of the common good, it's an everybody-for-himself mentality. An ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor. Survival of the richest. Uncaring about the other fella. The indivdual self comes first and foremost. The ruling class/the rich elite abhor socialism. Instead, America's sacred credo is capitalism. Greed. Get monetarily rich. At the expense of others. Exploitation, a virtue. Sharing of wealth, abhorrent. Maybe I should fight it. Work for change. Perhaps a revolution. But all that takes time. And wasted effort. It can't be accomplished in a lifetime. Meanwhile, I must find happiness. Not tomorrow. But now. Love is the only way. --Jim Broede