The Age of Hope is Dead: Rambling thoughts on the London riots.

[ceilidh_ann]

 Like many people, I have been watching the coverage of the riots in London over the past few days. There's been a gamut of emotions going through my mind since this all started - anger, fear, confusion - but the overriding feeling I've had, especially in the past few hours, is that of disappointment

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[strannik01]

I can't really blame you for your frustrations. As a native of the former Soviet Union, I had more than my fill of shattered dreams and broken promises.

When I was 10 years old, I made up my mind to remain hopeful. No matter how broken the world may get, our souls are our personal domains. I reasoned that, as bad as things may get, they cannot change who I am. And I chose to be hopeful.

But that's just something that works for me. As people who know me will attest to, I am an uncommonly stubborn person. So, honestly, I don't fault anybody for feeling despondent and disillusioned.

But take it from someone who has seen the world change around him more times than he cares to count. The world is never predictable. Just when you think things can't get any worse, the world surprises you and gives you something to believe in. Things get better. Things get worse. But they never, ever stay the same.

Best of luck to you - and everyone in the United Kingdom.

[westonian]

There's always hope. It gets a little hard to find sometimes, but it's there.