Bring it on down to frowny town.

I think I have been crying for probably the past twenty five minutes over something just completely out of nowhere. Do you ever have those moments where an event just makes your heart absolutely sink, because it is so lovely? But regardless of how lovely it was, it reminded me of how unhappy I am to exist in this world at times.

Today, a homeless man brought a suffering puppy into Pets Inc. He did not ask to be rewarded for his actions. He probably walked several miles, definitely at least one on the highway, just to save this other living thing. At first I wept because I am definitely one of those people who forgets how good humans can be. What senseless, selfless beautiful things we can do when our hearts are open and loving.  And yet, as he lives on the streets everyday, everyone else that passes him doesn't do the same for him. They don't offer him aid or do anything to alleviate his suffering. Realistically, how many of you would pass a homeless person begging for change on a street corner? I bet it's a lot. Now ask yourself this. How many of you would pass a puppy whining in a box on the side of the road? You said absolutely not, right? WHY? Why do you value that dog's life more than that human's, who could very well be just as sick, hungry, cold, wet, and miserable as the lab mix on the side of the highway?

And in what world is it that such a good, kind person must suffer? Must go sick and hungry every day of the rest of their life, sleep on cold concrete and keep their eyes open for where their next meal may come from? And in this same world, a hateful person can thrive. A person can abuse an animal, nigh on torture it, have it covered on the nightly news for years, and still be so successful. They can be millionaires and the most popular political figure in this country, even. In fact... oh wait! I came up with an example. Remember a few years ago when it came out that Mitt Romney strapped the crate of his Irish setter (with the dog uncomfortably crammed inside) to the roof of his family vehicle for an 12 hour trip to Canada?

 http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/13/romneys-dog-on-car-roof-story-makes-him-unfit-to-be-president/

 http://www.foxnews.com/topics/news/reporters/chris-wallace.htm#r_src=ramp

I'm sorry to rage politically, but you notice where these links are coming from, right? It's not even a political partisanship issue. Even the right hates him, because it's a horrible thing to do to anyone or anything.

I guess what I'm getting at is that I just don't understand how we can exist in a world where goodness goes unrewarded and evil prospers endlessly.