tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456971920210651577.post8760183705691868702..comments2024-02-25T12:22:59.842-06:00Comments on A Catholic Citizen in America: "Have No Anxiety At All"Brian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456971920210651577.post-38234723935889981582015-10-18T13:08:01.486-05:002015-10-18T13:08:01.486-05:00That's prudent, nothingprofound: and certainly...That's prudent, nothingprofound: and certainly wiser than cultivating anxiety over transitory phenomena.<br /><br />You're familiar with my tendency to nitpick words, so - I'm "indifferent" to current events too - - - sort of.<br /><br />My beliefs demand that I stay aware of political and social situations, so that I can be a responsible citizen. However, my beliefs also demand that I prioritize that awareness.<br /><br />Who wins the next election, what diplomats decide when they meet, and all that, are important. But they're nowhere near the top of my priorities list, and in most cases are matters over which I have little or no control.<br /><br />So I do what I've been doing: keeping track of major events, and remembering that humanity has been around for a very long time - and has endured and prevailed through far worse than <b><i>anything</i></b> going on in my lifetime, including Lamar Odom, climate change, and leisure suits. ;)Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456971920210651577.post-33137937986569887472015-10-18T10:17:02.152-05:002015-10-18T10:17:02.152-05:00I'm generally pretty indifferent to what's...I'm generally pretty indifferent to what's going on in the world. I haven't read a newspaper in over thirty years and don't own a TV set. I know there are a lot of crazy people out there doing a lot of crazy things, but I choose not to dwell on it. I prefer to fix my attention on my personal life and the things I love and be as happy and peaceful as I can.nothing profoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538561601096574876noreply@blogger.com