I know why bad things happen to good people its because they are out of sync with contemporary society. Those of us who grew up with parents who endured the depression were raised with a set of values that no longer work in contemporary society. The process of living through hard times created the reality that once everything is out of the control of the individual the only thing left you have is your reputation. Once all hope, all the accumulated material wealth and ability to improve one's situation financially disappear the true measure of a person is revealed. Those whose identity was wrapped up in material status lost everything, they jumped out of windows or became suicidal. When all trust was shattered by the "dog eat dog" world those who endured did so by being reliable, trust-worthy and loyal to whom or whatever allowed them to put food on the table. They hoped for a better life while they did what ever labor they could find to survive.
Loyalty, trust and reliability are things of the past and are no longer valued by society. The ethical framework of today is contingent on whether or not a person can finagle their way out of it or spin it in a digestible fashion.. The truth only needs to be a sliver or better yet, the truth as one perceives it.
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