Black and White in a grey world.

I miss my youth.  I miss spouting off the so called injustice I noticed in the world.  I miss seeing everything in black in white.  Why?  Because then it would be easier to deal with the words that spew from the youth of today.
 
Things are not black and white.  They are grey.  They will never be black and white because of the lack of responsibility people take for thier actions.
 
This isnt a poor vs rich thing either.  This spans humanity. The CEO who signs everything states he didnt know that the CFO was fixing the numbers.  Its his job to know.  The media mogul who refuses to say she's sorry for her actions.  Instead, she blames everyone else for getting involved in her "personal matters".  The young man who was high on drugs and wouldnt go with the police willingly so they zap him with the taser.  He dies.  According to his family he would have lived if the police would have left him be. So he robbed a few people.  So what.  Now they are suing the PD.
 
I readily admit that I didnt take advantage of the education that was available to me.  But, somewho I managed to work hard and make a living for myself.  I am not going to blame the school system for not being able to name the 50 states without looking them up.  I am sure that was a lesson.  I chose not to pay attention.
 
If I get a ticket.  I am sure it's because I have done something wrong.  You will never see me fight with a police officer on that one.  They don't do it because they are bored or have a quota.  I was breaking the law.
 
I had a friend who blamed his family for his misfortune.  His lack of anything good in his life.  In fact it was his own lack of work ethic.  His own lack of humility.  That makes life hard for him until this very day.
 
I am a victim.  Poor me.   Boo - Hoo - Hoo.
 
I have always been fairly spirtual.  I thought I was very religious but when I found that I broke too many of the rules in the code of ethics upheld in the churh that I was no longer welcome I decided to live by the 10 commandments.  I truly believe that those 10 "statements" are what the laws of this land were originally based on and should be based on to this very day.  I believe that if you live by these 10 "rules" you will be ok.
 
Many people are fighting to have these "rules" removed from courthouses.  I think that even though they are winning - I give kudos to the judges that are telling them to "stuff it".
 
If you run "The 10 Commandments" on your MSN search page.  You don't get the 10 Commandments.  You get articles on how evil they are and how they need to be removed because someones eyes began to bleed when they saw them in the courthouse. 
 
But - Is it so wrong to live by...
 
Honor your Mom and Dad. (No matter how much of a tool you thought they were - you try being a parent)
 
Dont kill. (No brainer here - whats so wrong with dont kill?)
 
Dont steal. (Another no brainer - having people steal from you sucks!!!)
 
Dont have sex with others while your married (oh this is the toughie - Romeo - get a divorce first)
 
Don't use the Lords name in vain (Is is so hard NOT to say G-d Dammit or Jeeesus C-rist? - Get creative - There are much better bad words out there).
 
Take a day and rest - rejoice in the beautiful world thats out there.  (This means - get outside and take the time to see a sunset - the TV and work will be there when you return)
 
Dont bear false witness against your neighbor (This means when Mary comes over for coffee one day - dont talk about Fran and say the only way they got that big new boat was because her Hubby sells drugs and shes a Ho.)
 
Now the one - I have the most problem with is the thall shall not covet one.  (Who doesnt look at the new pools and wish they had one - or the new car and dream?  Or the hottie new hubby and Fantasize?)  I am guilty of this one but you know how I remedy it?  I wont steal it or kill anyone to get it or talk bad about the one that has it.  So it equals itself out.
 
See when you look at it in these terms its simple.  Not black and white.  But a shade of gray.