Living on the edge of tomorrow

"On the other hand, we are also poised to bring about the end of days. Pain, suffering, starvation, and death. Why would mankind chose this path instead of the high road? I don't know. You would have to ask the man in his high castle - better known as the Kremlin." 

Every now and again, I almost need to pinch myself to see if I am having a dream. What is happening in our world right now, is surreal - or unreal. We are barely coming out of our first pandemic in decades, and now Putin is trying to drag the world back into the 1930's and 40's. War is being hoisted upon a continent which has seen more than its share of it. And for what purpose? Why? And why now? Why Ukraine, a country of just over 40 million people - people who just want to be a part of the European Union?

But this war, which is just under two weeks old, has turned millions of Ukrainians into instant refugees. Power is out in many of the cities, heat is gone, food is running out, and potable water is all but vanished. Some are surviving by drinking water out of dirty puddles in the street. The once busy and bustling country of Ukraine, the breadbasket of Europe, is being turned into rubble, and a third world country. All thanks to the juggernaut from the East. The Russian Bear. The "Pale Horse" of the Apocalypse. In other words - death.

To date, just under 2 million citizens of Ukraine have been turned into refugees. They are safe in Poland, and other Euro locations. However, with the expected number of refugees to flee their homeland in the next few weeks, the Ukrainian people will need to be housed in Europe and North America. It is going to be a Herculean task, to say the least. But it needs to be done. Much will be asked of many, to make this happen.

I just need to once again, say a word about this feckless organization called the United Nations. What a waste of space. What a waste of money. They have done nothing, zip, nada, to punish the guilty for what they have done to Ukraine. The Russians are throwing much of their military might at civilian areas of cities, and the UN remains mute. Well, here is a news flash for this archaic institution - if this conflict devolves into a world war, nobody, and no place, will be safe. With today's technology, the next war will make World War II look like a cakewalk. And there will be no winners. No matter what Putin believes, there will be no winners.

The beat goes on, and the beatdown also goes on in Ukraine. On one hand, civilization is poised to do some great things this decade. We might colonize the Moon. Send people to Mars. Maybe cure more forms of cancer. It could truly be the new "Roaring Twenties".

On the other hand, we are also poised to bring about the end of days. Pain, suffering, starvation, and death. Why would mankind chose this path instead of the high road? I don't know. You would have to ask the man in his high castle - better known as the Kremlin.