Re: Train, this may sound silly, and it's just a guess...

Mysiana,

Well, I have this vision that they, those out of business, work, etc., could be happy, too.

Growing food, caring for their families, neighbors, everyone, is a very satisfying occupation. And creating good and beautiful things, ideas, is our greatest delight.

Even companies that now seek to control and profit, could prosper beyond their wildest dreams by offering quality, value, and the whole truth...they just don't know it yet.

I'm a dreamer, as well as a designer of better things and ways, using only what is at hand. We all are. That's how we survive when all looks hopeless.

It is just a little step to the side, in our minds, I think, from frustration to fulfillment.

There is so much we CAN do when we are open to better ways.

Do you know how much effort and money it takes to keep one falsehood going? It's cheaper and easier to be honest, and open to optimistic suggestions. That's what humans do best.

My...uh...glass is always half-full. It's more fun, and wonderful incentive.

I know how you feel, it seems that our dreams are impossible. But, we could ask ourselves daily, "If it WERE possible to do one small thing in that direction, what could I do, now, today, this minute?"

Just one small thing per day, pretty soon we'd find that the bits have added up to one pretty big thing. More than that, we'd have created a new and different mindset than we have ever known before...very satisfying and real. Powerful stuff.

My best,

Fledgling