Hell in a hand basket

I was born in 1968 and grew up with images of a war that we did not win. Movies like Hair, Terminator and Rambo. I also grew up playing war in my back yard with my friend Josh and my brother. We would run around and shot each other and think it was fun. In some ways I think we wanted to be heroes, people who cold make a difference. I remember looking through a coffee table book from time life and seeing the picture on the right. I remember thinking that what kind of people do things like that. I also remember think well at least it is not hear. It is so easy when you are young to believe you are safe at home. Why am I writing this? I went to the movies tonight and so the newest Rambo, just because I wanted to see something I really did not have to think to much about. Instead it made me think a lot. The movie was your typical Rambo movie with to much blood and gore and very little plot. It Made me think how people are always blaming movies or television with violence in the world. What it made me realize is that writers do not come up with this stuff just out of there heads but take the ideas from what is happening around us. We may worry about Global warming or famine in third world counties but the truth is it is not what we do to the plant it is what we do to each other. Not just in remote places of the world were we can sit hear and believe we re safe but right in our own back yards. Pick up any paper and turn to any page and see the evil things we do to each other.
What is a hero? I am not sure any more. It use to be anyone who would fight for his country or give his life to protect. The definition is right as broad. "a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength" "champion: someone who fights for a cause" . We all have our issues that we deal with everyday, I wish I could say we could change the world and I know there are those out there who say we can and I truly hope so but think about this. The world has not changed that much in thousands of years. We have new technologies sure but the one thing that has never change no matter how much we talk about we still do horrible things to each other.
Can we all get alone? I believe we can if we would stop worry what the other person has or what they beleive and just remember that no matter what we are all people of earth and that is it.