I've Had It!

After my posting my previous post here, I found out about the death of a Walmart employee. Needless, to say I'm pissed about it. Not only pissed off, but ashamed. I can't honestly say I was shocked, especially after seeing people rushing into stores on "black friday" for the last several years. This only goes to prove that Christmas has been totally commercialized, the real meaning has been lost forever. Now it's all about stuff, peace & goodwill to men has been trampled to death and burned. And the sad truth is a man had to die for it.

He was probably just doing the best he can, maybe even his job @ Walmart was a second job he **had** to have to keep his head above water. The only thing that he was doing was his job, and he paid for it with his life. And the very people who knocked him to the ground then chose to ignore what they'd done and went on about their shopping. God help us - I mean that. Not only should the people who played a part in his death feel shame & guilt - we all should. We made this what it is - a nightmare.

And if you're thinking of calling me a hypocrite, think again. It's true my life used to be about "stuff", but anymore. Some therapy & years of just growing up and seeing what's really important changed that. I don't have a big fancy living room furniture set, but not anymore. My living room only has 1 piece of furniture in it - a computer gaming chair. And whereas most people would be embarassed by that, I'm not. In fact I'm damn proud of it - because it proves just how little I actually need as far as things go.

My thoughts, prayers, and condolences go out to the family of the man that was killed. And he was doing was try to make a living for himself and now he's dead.

Black Friday.......indeed.