I recently watched the program with a presenter called Ross Kemp called Extreme World. It featured the people of the streets of Brazil and in particular the drug culture there within the "Crackland" affecting nearly one million people whose whole life now revolves around getting their next fix of crack.
This program was particularly hard hitting as the mothers, and grandmothers roamed the streets trying desperately to find their lost sons and daughters. There were people there from all parts of society from professionals to visiting tourist who fell into the trap.
The ages ranged from 10 years old to 70 year old, including pregnant mothers. This documentary was filmed before the World Cup with a major clean up operation launch to try and hide the truth from the visiting tourist who are only a few miles across the streets.
We are so fortunate to have the control of our lives and be protected from such perils and to have the right to decide what we do in life. These unfortunate people are given crack samples free and instantly are hooked into the lifestyle.The then enter the world of depravity and damage to their health; the money involved is astronomical with corruption in every area, all getting rich on the misfortune and suffering of others.
In the US and elsewhere in the developed countries opportunity to progress, expand, improve our lives is everywhere, and are protected by our own education and common sense. We also have the good fortune of the various law enforcement agencies who try to do something to curb the balance in our favour. Ultimately it comes down to individual choice, and one are where ignorance is certainly not bliss.
Some of these people who make the drug for pennies are working 24 hours a day were under the impression the were making a drug to aid the military to make them better soldiers in times of fighting. This is what they had been told by their employers.
In the UK, I regularly see people complaining how hard life is even though they get money for nothing without working in a lot of cases with stories of a father of some 25 kids all from multiple partners earning £800 a week on the social system never working a day in his 20 years.
People need to take responsibility for where they are and ultimately where they are not, we are too quick to criticise, condemn and complain and blame everyone for our circumstances. We see this in people's health, finances, living conditions and looking after their children or often sadly mistreating their kids.
We have to realise how fortunate we are and look about at what you have, not constantly dwell and envy on what others have. This causes nothing but resentment and frustration. Lots of people wait and think religion and divine intervention will save the day, but it all starts with you and deciding to live a better life and have an attitude of gratitude and expectation. I have travelled the world and seen some horrific living conditions and poverty beyond belief and people most who have not had that experience will never understand how fortunate they are, despite their circumstance.
If you're not happy with you current circumstances in life, decide to take control and make the changes towards a better life. The truth is no one is ever going to come knocking on your door and do it for you you need to seek it out and grab hold of it. Of course, there will be challenges as that's all part of life but if you look towards your future and do nothing it will be the same.
Don't be like the people who are no longer able to decide and can only focus on their next fix of crack like the living dead with little or no hope of ever breaking free. Sometimes we don't realise how precious the free things in life are until they are taken from you, be fortunate for what you have and decide today to make the most of your god given talents and abilities. Alife full of regret is the hardest thing ever to reflect on so make the most of yours starting with your attitude towards life.
hope you found this interesting
kind regards
Simon
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