New challenges same solutions (#1130)

Everyday something seems to pop up in my personal life that unexpectedly requires me to utilize my objectivity in order to find a solution. As in almost every case however, the solution is one I have used in the past. A different variation of it but still the same general rules apply. I suppose having the perspective of experience and trial and error in my past has made dealing with new challenges somewhat routine, it is still good to know that the solutions available are the tried and true ones. In other cases, such as community and societal challenges, the same old solutions are not the answer. We have grown and matured as a society in ways that have outlived past solutions and new ways of looking and addressing challenges need to be formulated. This brings me to a point of concern I have for the politicians we have in our society. The act of having a job as a politician seems to be more important than the actual act of working to find solutions for our society. The stability and prestige of being a paid representative has siphoned off the people who see public service as a means to create a better society in favor of people who see being a paid public servant as a means to enhance an ulterior motive. I say this because instead of having people in office who want to build on our great Democracy, we have lesser souls who only see problems that our Democracy has created. It is the glass half full/ half empty analogy, instead of taking what is still a work in progress and strengthening it, we instead have many who wish to destroy what we have and offer little in return. The optimist has possibilities for improvement, whereas the pessimist has nothing less than corruptible imaginings. Somehow we have allowed our society to be overtaken by pessimists and the damage they are doing is harmful to us but even more so harmful to our future.