Let's be honest ...okay, I've told people that I don't get my mouth numbed when I go to the dentist to get a cavity filled, and though that is accurate and true, I truthfully don't enjoy the drilling. Now, your turn to be honest ...if I said I enjoyed the drilling, would you say I'm a bit weird, strange, abnormal, or crazy??

I personally don't think it's normal to enjoy slight or intense pain.  Any pain at all, is usually not desired.

I don't think people enjoy having any type of medical procedure done to them ...whether it's having a wart removed, or wisdom teeth.

And irregardless of your views on the subject, I certainly also don't believe women enjoy having an abortion.

I've said this before, but I believe it is worth repeating.  I'm just trying to shed light on what I feel is a very important subject. Many people quickly get angry or defensive at the mere mention of the subject.  

I know I can learn something here ...after all, when a soldier returns from a horrific war (which I believe all of them are), we don't tell them they have to talk all about their horrific experiences.  And those of us who have never had an abortion, inclusive of all men, don't really know what you women have gone through.

With war, many people verbalize the horrific experience that it is ...and there are many representatives who are not silent, but rather very open about their anti-war stance.

There are many who stand against abortion ...but it is not received the same.  To date, on October 8th, 2016 ...it is estimated that 1% of abortions gave rape as the reason for choosing their Pro-choice option.  That means that approximately 830,000 abortions were performed as a result of a pregnancy that was later viewed as undesirable ...after an act that was supposedly viewed as desirable.

When I was graduating from High School, over 40 years ago, women at that time, also just getting out of High School or just entering college, were listed as the largest group having abortions ...statistically about a third of all abortions.  And of course, about 72% of them were unmarried.

Today, that first figure has dropped significantly from 33% to about 18% ...yet, another figure has increased.  The percentage who are unmarried, having abortions has increased to about 85%.

The great majority of women who have abortions are not married ...and have no commitment from the man involved. They both commit to the choice behavior ...but, they do not get the support they need.  They may look forward to the moment, and they may feel they have the support ...but, I cannot fathom that within that intimate moment they are dreamy-eyed envisioning the abortion procedure.

If people would view marriage the way it should be viewed, just think of it ...more than 700,000 abortions could be prevented each year.  So, you could say, abortion is the result ...yet, promiscuity is the real problem.

How do we view morality??

I guess, "we" is a broader statement than "I".  By saying "we", it may imply, or infer that more is involved here than just my opinion.  And of course, everyone has one ...opinion, that is.

It would only seem I'm qualified to give my opinion ...unless I've read, or have conducted some sort of poll.  Which in that case, I'd be providing information that would lend towards what "most" people think ...which would be an average, which in math is defined as a "mean".

But, I am writing to express my views, not yours.  And since I am one person ...and you are one reader, then it does not have to be an average or mean, only you and me.

And each of us likely has our own opinion, whether influenced by others, or not.  My only hope is that you would be influenced by logic ...if I can ever hope to present it properly.

Each with our own opinions, can usually envision what we view as "mean" also ...in this case, not average, but as "unkind" or "cruel".  Or as outright meanness.

It has always been known that most all people "like" at least someone ...and at the same time, they don't favor others. And it is also simple to understand that when you like someone, the things that they do ...don't bother you as much. But, someone that you don't particularly "like" can do the same thing, and it can irritate you tremendously.

If a thing is done to a friend of ours, we may say that the thing was mean.  Yet, if that same thing is done to someone we don't particularly like ...we may either ignore it, or see it as insignificant, or even acceptable.

So, each person's definition of mean can vary greatly.  

I believe that there is much wisdom in much of what we read and hear ...and I could go further with this (and I probably will), but at this time, since I had mentioned logic, let me speak to that. 

Yes, I believe there is much beyond mere logic, but let me address this one logical point here:  I believe that much can be learned from the so-called, Golden Rule.

The Golden Rule states that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

What it does not say is: that if we don't like the actions of others, we are excused for the things we do.

And it also does not apply very well if we somehow conclude that we don't like ourselves. If we want harm to come to ourselves ...we need help, not a mere recital of moral rules.

But, for the majority of us, the Golden Rule makes sense ...and we should value others as we would hope they value us.  It is a matter of what we'd hope to be the character just naturally inside every person ...but, if not, we'd hope each person could be taught.  It's called maturing, and it involves finding the resolve within each of us to commit to valuing ...and sometimes sacrificing our own inclinations for the benefit of others.

Selfishness does not allow this to work very well ...and we all need to be taught not to be selfish.  

If we've progressed beyond our petty selfishness, and we do care about others ...we need to be sure that we don't just care for our own beneficial group, as that is just another form of selfishness.  Our considerations should extend beyond not just ourselves ...but, beyond our friends too.

We often are faced with having to decide whether we take the easy path ...or to perhaps chance to do an unpopular thing which may be right.  The right thing may even bring us a bit of misery, but we must decide.

What point am I making??  Well, here I am ...coming out with it.  I'd hope to think every person knows deep inside that abortion is not right.  And hopefully, those who have a life inside them, feel deeply this way. But, because of many other things that may not be right ...the right thing is sought among all the wrongs, where it cannot be found. The only thing available to be found, is more wrong ...disguised as solutions.

And at that point, the wrong can be suffered through ...and have a resolve to commit not to repeat it, or it can cloak itself with denial and a defense of anger, protesting any effort to reveal emotions that have been successfully suppressed or long forgotten.

If the truth were admitted, would the 700,000 occasions this year thus far claim that they were all birthed (or conceived) out of an angry moment in the arms of a choice person??  And the reasons given why an abortion was chosen, usually reflects a very high percentage of those who have a much different perception of morality.  We could say some of them are merely immature, or it could be that they are grossly ill-advised. But, they learn quickly the wrong way to cope with life ...and the language & arguments to support that way. 

Do we find ourselves as carefree followers of those who very deliberately embrace tactics that sound very much like they've come from a Saul Alinsky playbook ...believing the end justifies the means, even if it becomes very mean, cruel, callous, and violent at times??

Do we defend wrongdoing with the worst of justifications ..."You know others have done it!!"??

Where does that leave us??

Evolution ...or more accurately, the belief in it, is adopted by some people who say they also believe in God. But, the scientific community (at least that part of it which promotes evolution) has no place for God in its theories.

Those who say they believe in God, and also quickly accept evolution, usually feel God doesn't have to be mentioned because they feel God is rather detached from us ...and impersonal for the most part.

What lends to this type of thinking??  Is it because God is impersonal, or is it a personal struggle of our own ...not wanting to embrace the Bible as truly the Word of God, yet rather bowing to self-ordained intellectual giants whom we will never hear promoting the necessity of accepting God personally in our life??

Evolution is most accurately described, by their own terms within their own theory, as survival of the fittest.  With that, I see no room for discussion on any topic of right or wrong, nor any basis for complaints. Yet, if we think we have evolved to a nonviolent society (and if you believe that, I don't know when it is that you first removed yourself from all remnants of reality), then perhaps you also believe you are best fit to have this conversation.  I don't know what your criteria is, but the mind which has left the body and feels it is able to act and survive independently ...perhaps believes it has evolved to a new level, of which I still call arrogance. 

And I believe that arrogance is often just a step away from not surviving ...as it believes that its own thinking is not in danger.

Now, it's not problematic to look to see who is most fit to pitch in the rotation for the Major League playoffs.  And which of us do not take our turn at being a Monday morning quarterback?

Even more difficult may be our choice on who to vote for as being the most fit to become President (2016 election).  And is that often is more tied to what fits our personal desires ...than what may be good for the nation??

But, even more problematic is what more intimately fits our personal desires ...and how we rate in this big scheme of things. I know many men and women, who've in the past couple years, happily announced the soon expected arrival of a child. By reading their comments, I easily conclude that there is no life so precious as the one they are soon anticipating.  I see the posts of the ultrasound photos.  I read the comments of the adorable thumb in mouth, giving birth to so many real heartfelt expressions. The vulnerable and innocent little hands lovingly reach here and there ...not knowing that their value is being judged solely upon the perspectives of those who've conceived them, the very essence of whom they are depending upon for survival.

I just believe that they have as much value as that which is placed upon me ...by the One who is responsible for my survival, each day and throughout eternity.

It is said, that the hand that rocks the cradle ...rules the world. Yet, there are those who not only want to rock the boat ...but, to shake the entire earth.  To fail to acknowledge, and therefore destroy the bond between mother and child ...creates a vicious denial which ultimately will destroy both, if not at some time repented of & re-established.

These conversations cannot exist in a world of only evolutionary thinking ...as those who deny or abort their families, can only be considered unfit parents who would have unfit children, living in unfit neighborhoods.  And all other lives in those unfit neighborhoods fall under the same umbrella, protected from the few drops of perceived condemnation ...while the current sweeps your feet from under you. 

Unfit??  As ugly as that sounds ...so many have accepted the lie, not realizing that evolution depends upon the promotion of lies. And it is the deceptive comfort of those who don't fit God into their lives.