Our Times or Only This Day?

From the storm in Burma to the civil war(?) in Lebanon, high oil prices, the war (of choice) in Iraq, the political situation in Zimbabwe, the Darfur tragedy, the shaky economy in the USA, the rise in food prices, we are facing difficult times at the global, regional, and local levels. These mega-events, events that seem to be outside our control, come on top (or behind or below) our own personal-size events: a reduced income, cancer, the lost of a job, difficulties at school or at the office, a lover who-is-not such-anymore. Sometimes I began my day with the wrong feet; other, it seems, most of us began our day with the wrong feet. Is there some sort of global crisis taking place before our eyes?