wouldn't it be nice....

Wouldn't it be nice....

...if politicians all spoke the truth for a change? who would win the elections then?

... if politicians actually stuck to the promises they make during election time? would we beat Belgium in the longest reelection process ever? 

...if all primary school children had a mandatory field trip to an industrial production farm, a cattle transport firm and a slaughterhouse? how many of them would still eat meat the way they do now?

... if the whole monetary system seized to exist? how many people would manage to cooperate and share? as there is really plenty for all of us, it's just the distribution that is skewed...

... if all those anonimous faces behind credit rating firms and hedge funds would step up and show their faces on a TV show, saying 'hey, basically we're just throwing some wild guesses'? how many people would still take them seriously? how many countries would drive their economies further to the ground by listening to their 'advice'?

... if all manufacturers of pharmaceuticals would come clean and admit just how many pills, powders and shots they have vehemently marketed even though they knew there was harm in using them? who would still grab a prescribtion med, rather than ride it out or look for a natural cure?

... if all manufacturers of consumer goods with harmful substances would come clean and say 'you know, we actually didn't care whether you or your children got ill from using our products, but we have given it some thought and we will pay all your medical expenses now'?

.... if all people who needed a doctor could actually see one, without fearing not being able to pay the bill? how many lives would be saved that way?

.... if every single earthling would consciously and actively commit to doing at least ONE good deed every day, no matter how small? how many small miracles would be worked like that!

... if we wake up one day realising we can actually do what we always dreamt of doing, because all work is valued, not just the jobs that are measurably generating money or produce? how many people would be happier and no longer suffering from psychosomatic illnesses because they finally feel valued?

I guess I'm just a dreamer, comes with the territory of being an old hippy (the label that gets stuck on me most commonly)... but wouldn't it be great to find this kind of wishlist being granted!