What's Going On?

In the Words of Marvin Gaye,
"What's going on
Ya, what's going on
Tell me what's going on
I'll tell you what's going on "-

This has been on my mind a lot lately. I was recently speaking to a 60 year old man on the phone at work who asked me if I could come shoot him and end his life. I kindly replied that I could not do that, that I would not do that. As if to change my mind, he told me that he would buy the ammo. He had been at working doing security and fell down a flight of stairs breaking both his legs. He is now in bed, in pain all day and as he puts it "hobbles around like a 90 year old." While this gentlemen may not have been serious, it really hit me hard. What is going on in the world today? It is getting pretty scary out there. This gentlemen was simply trying to make ends meet and now, with his temporarily disabled state, he feels like it would be better to just end his life. My husband and I have had some pretty scary and potentially deadly experiences this last month and I mentioned to him "I think it's getting close to our time!" I know that I am not the only one feeling confused and scared by what is going on in the world. It really is true that the world is getting more wicked, but with talks of failing economies and wars, it is a scary reality we are facing. People are becoming desperate which leads to robberies and murders. What's going on? I am glad that I know the things that I know and have the friends and family that I do to get me through this scary and uncertain times. While I do not believe that the end is near, I do believe it is getting closer and it is a hard time to be alive. All I can do is hold on to my beliefs and the ones I love and we will get through this together!