Two events have prompted me to blog. The first is the spectacular fall of Bo Xilai in China and the second, the war drums beating between Sudan and South Sudan. Is this really the human condition, I ask. The fall of Bo Xilai could have come out of a History channel episode of Rome, The Tudors or Shaka. Since the beginning of time individual human beings have tussled for power and it is understandable that not every individual learns from the fall of others. When entire groups, societies and nations engage in the same drama, however, it is difficult to accept in 2012. The news on Sudan is depressing because South Sudan is meant to represent hope out of conflict and yet all we hear are war drums. You could probably fill the instigators of so much misery in to a small conference hall. How does such a small number of people wield so much power over so many with the ability and destructive instincts to destroy the lives of entire generations? What then are we, are you, am I to do? For the remaining years of your life, stand on principle, speak out for equal rights and justice and give back to society. Use what you have to make a positive difference, no matter how small, than complain about what you do not have.