There is good news and there is bad news. Is news always a political activity? Reporting the bad news can serve the purpose to say that there is a problem. And reporting the good news is meant to say that there are possible solutions to our problems, there are humans working on the solutions, and also, not only bad things happen on this Earth. Is there neutral news, that is not “good” news or “bad” news? Probably. What is the best news and what is the worst news? Humans can make money off of news. Content can be monetized. There are all sorts of news. There is new news, and there is old news. Then there are opinion pieces and there are classified ads. Bla bla bla bla bla. That is all for today. 
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Currently, in many places, when someone poses “an immediate danger” to their-self, police and in turn psychiatrists can detain them for treatment. This is despite not having broken any laws. If someone’s life is so miserable and weary of life that they want to end it, should not they be allowed to? Should not they be allowed to do this in as peaceful a way possible? It seems they should be offered help. They should be offered help to fix their situation. There are likely specific problems in life that are causing distress to someone who wants to end their life. Help SHOULD be offered to individuals facing problems. However, should treatment ever be forced? If clinicians are not tactful and sensitive enough to sell an effective treatment, should treatment ever be forced? Does forcing treatment, like it is sometimes done now, produce a net benefit for society? In many ways, it seems it doesn’t. Effective, non-coercive help for those experiencing problems in life should be offered and available. No one should have to experience stigmatization or shame for encountering problems in society. Society should be setup in such a way as to provide maximal freedom.
Afghanistan has maybe had some successes. The economy might be rebounding. Right? Iran is still doing its thing. So is North Korea. Not much notable news has seemed to have been created lately. Health reform may or may not pass. Poverty is still a problem in Africa. India is still a democracy. China still violates basic human rights. Drugs are still illegal. The world keeps rotating and moving around the sun. Kepler is out there looking for exoplanets. The Internet keeps expanding. Smart phone market penetration is probably increasing. Is humanity on the right track? What needs to change? What should be done? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
Not today…
It seems to me that there are different sorts of Aikido. There is functional Aikido, and then there is philosophical Aikido, and then there are mixtures of the two.
It is my understanding that the founder of Aikido M. Ueshiba intended Aikido to be a way for all humans to create peace on Earth. To create a Heaven on Earth, perhaps. Could Yoga be used in this same way? Maybe. I don’t know. Could Christianity?
Also, in Aikido, it is my understanding the M. Ueshiba intended Aikido to be a way for the body and the mind to become one… to unify body and mind. Also, I think it has been said by I forgot who that in Aikido, and perhaps just in reality in general, that the BODY is the visible part of the MIND. So what are the implications of that? Who knows? Oh well. I find it fun to think about. Please feel free to take this all with a grain of salt…
Here is some conjecture…
All done. Maybe I will bother to type it out later.