Will Simpler Days Return?

I remember a time when Society rewarded virtue and hard work.

It was a simpler time. We wouldn’t worry about the truth of things. The world economy was less fraudulent. Governments were less corrupt and less open about their corruption. The suffering of other people was not made into a manipulative novella for the news broadcasts. I didn’t have to worry about the content of TV shows. I knew my neighbor by name and children could play on the streets. We were who we were, and buying a new car or a new trip to Timbuktu didn’t make us better people in the eyes of those who knew us.

Evil lurked in the dark. It didn’t show itself in the bright light of day like it does nowadays.