When I started writing these columns my editor reminded me this is a community paper and my content should be “mostly” community-based. My problem is that I was raised by a scientist who viewed the world from the point of view of the sun and our entire solar system. In the eyes of my dad, our community was the Earth, so forgive me when I talk about the larger community, and rest assured that it includes Delta.
There are a number of elephants trending in today’s global room. There is the real possibility of life on other planets, or that heaven exists, or that U.S. President Donald Trump is a Russian puppet. There’s no denying that we live in interesting times. I’m of an age where it’s hard to keep up with the ongoing chaos on Earth, and the hope there will be some respite in the afterlife.
Some folks have said I’m too political. Maybe. I perceive that every personal decision I make is political because it will affect my future. When a toddler learns they are not the centre of the universe, they (hopefully) start to engage with others’ interests along with their own.
As adults, this leads to politics outside of ourselves, aka the “body politic” or the collective “we.” We become leaders or vote for those who will represent our values.
Politics, love it or hate it, this…
