A moment of Peace

As I typed the above title, PJ Harvey sang "This world all gone to war" (from "one Line" - Track 4 on Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea) which quite succinctly sums up what I wanted to talk about. I saw a film called A Canterbury Tale which was about the events which led four people to Canterbury during WWII. The whole film has a magical child-like quality but there is a small section which actually seems out of place. The day after that start of the story, the main character visits what I think is a Carter's workshop. It is a sunny summer day and all is quiet except for the sounds of a small country village. It's as if the war does not matter. It is still happening but the outcome is defined at least for the people at this location. The film was made in either Summer 1943 or Summer 1944 so it was not clear then how the war would actually end. It is sad to note that this way of life has been brought to an end, not by a dark enemy but by the gradual take over of the world by people who's only objective is to make money. I don't agree with blind faith in the past; there was a war on, there were various nasty diseases and there was real hardship. I suppose that the only way that everyone will get to have a decent standard of living will be through technology but we seem to overturn the past through bad behaviour. There are many social arguments for and against which I don't want to go into now. Overall we have to advance, get to that stars even but at what cost? We CAN do all this without destroying the environment. (See this article) - we can generate electricity with wind power off-shore. Who owns all the patents?

Thought (or maybe instruction) for the day - Don't Catch Sharks.