How bad is it?

 Ah  early this morning i was a bit rattled by the ghost commenter. ( is there a word for that?)

And so really the topic i had in mind for today, arises with more urgency. So thank you anonymous.

How bad is it? This could apply to lots of things, but i here am thinking in the lines of personal suffering. Do i suffer because of this lengthy comment from an anonymous writer? Not really, just rattled a bit. and i choose to use it as an opportunity. Till i guess it becomes a problem for me, and then i know there are ways to avoid such comments.

This an easy one, grateful to  be here

 But I am sure there are people suffering deeply, due to situations that really matter. and always i think that is were our focus should be, when trying to eliminate suffering.

And not  for example giving everybody a rebate, incl. me who does not need it. Because i live in a wealthy country were it is obviously possible to give everybody a rebate, instead of helping the people who need it. ( more on this rebate later) How odd to think that we help the people that are suffering, by giving the same help to everybody.

Anyway yesterday i happened to meet a lovely person from a minority group who comes from a country in which according to the media, that does not like this minority group. 

I asked how that was living it, The first response was yes it is all true. Second i asked  but how is it for you what is your experience? Oh no all fine! No bad experiences at all.

I get that response  most of the time when i ask in similar ways.

Mostly everybody is always fine it is others that suffer, no no i am not suffering but what about the others?

About the rebate i receive due to rising energy price, here in the Yukon we get a 50 dollar rebate on our monthly electricity bill.  Now my bill is only 40 dollars on average, so i am being paid ten dollars a month. Yes i admit i am not complaining to the giver, and receive gratefully.

In the rebate case, i have been thinking how as a society can we help the people who really need it.

not that simple.