Memories of the 28th Century

I was going to write about how the world would be much better, if everyone minded their own business and refrained from minding the business of others. but then I ran into a quote: “When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It's only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.” This is credited to Ricky Gervais.
I would contend that minding other people's business is similar. You might think you are doing someone a favoe, but when you are minding someone else's business, you are creating pain to someone else.

I don't remember when I learned about that, but a few years ago, I asked a friend if she “would like a hand.” She replied, “I don't need a hand.” To that I replied, I asked if ypou would like a hand, not whether you needed a hand.” She understood the difference, and replied in the affirmative, so I gave her a hand.

In contrast, earlier today, while making a purchase, I droppped a coin, and someone else dove for it, as I bent over. That person claimed to be trying to help me, but her action was not helpful, and I told her that she should learn to mind her own business.

In a similar way, Donald Trump seems to think that he is doing good by getting involved in things that are not his job, but he seems unable to understand what is hiis job.

I think that both situations are examples of people becoming painful by their stupirity but not realizing it.

The same principle applies to countries. The U.S.A. did well when we minded our own business, but at some points, the government has tried to mind the business of others. That problem is also being done now. The U.S.A. does not need or want Greenland, and continuing the present situation there would be advantageous to everyone. Alas, Trump thinks that he wants Greenland. No one understands why he might want Greenland, and his desire certainly is based on erroneous thinking.

Similarly, Canada is not part of the U.S.A., and we like the present situation. Canada almost became part of the U.S.A., but things didn't go well. On December 31, 1775, the Northern Army attacked Quebec City from the land. The army was divided into two sections. One division came in from the Plains and stormed a gate and took it. They went on to take the lower city and were ready to take the upper city, but they waited for the other division, but the commander of that group had been killed while advancing toward the city, and the second in command was afraid to advance further, even though the lower gates had been taken and it was noth dangerous. There they stood, until the commander of the first division ordered a retreat, because he didn't think he had adequate forces. But h would have had adequate forces, if the Northern Army hadn't hadn't been sickened by bad water on its way to Quebec. The problem probably was giardia. As a result, Canada is not part of the U.S.A., but Canada still hasn't named Giardia its national parasite.

Giardia decided, and we should not fight the forces of nature. Canada I not part of the U.S.A., and we want it to stay that way.

Another way to put it is that the world would be happier, if Mr Trump minded his own business. We do not need Greenlan or Canada, and we certainly do not need Gaza. The people of Greenland need their country, and Canadians need Canada, and the Gazans certainly need Gaza, and they would be happier, if they were alllowed to live in their country, or even allowed to =return to the homes that they and their grandparents were forced to leave by people who insisted on minding the busines of others.