the world should be a lot more at rest, letting natural patterns to rise and fall, and heal and regenerate

but it's not. it's a lot more active, gritting its mind's teeth and pushing forward and through and getting things done and what not

there's a lot more energy available, and it's usually suspect - malicious, if not misguided

gardens of delight to be opened at every corner, drawing in the wondrous-eyed, life wasn't & isn't supposed to be so glitzy, but then the stories they fill our heads with ...

the energy is made available because, once a baseline fire  of fear and terror is kindled, the engine runs all on its own, with greed stepping in to push you to greater heights where fear wouldn't do

watching 'the americans'