What Types of News Attract your Attention?

Yes, they reflect the light and hope of mankind amid the darkness otherwise - siva

@Shiva49 I hope more people will become those. Faith in humanity restored.

@mlgen1037 Yes such news of kindness make us happy and let us know that humanity is alive on this planet.

They put us a smile on our face, a spring in our step, and even make our day - siva

Yes, those are the best!

@Shiva49 No ..no...it is kind of ..keeping up to date with the options. That is how I came to know that HDFC Ergo has a health policy for elderly. My father never took health policy and that sure has me worried, I managed to take a 400000 INR through different companies, but there is co payment, and I would have been more comfortable if he had around 1200000 coverage. It is also a safer territory where the blood does not boil.

@vandana7 I was not talking about you Vanny, rest assured. What I was highlighting was about how wealth is like a jealous mistress/girlfriend for a man, or the other way for a woman. I was monitoring forex and stocks and they play on our minds without respite. Of course, I want to be up to date on the financial news but most I take only a cursory look now fearing I may get sucked in - siva

Was a finance guy all my life and it consumed all my time! Money should be our slave but too much of it enslaves us; we become the prisoner though it takes no prisoners! Now I want to enjoy the little things and wonder at nature and humans. Smell the roses too as it may not grow where I am headed for! siva

@Shiva49 Hey, tells me not a god, but just a man.

@crossbones27 As JJ says many times, interaction is what this site is about! siva

Thank you for your encouragement. I post on those that play in my mind and want to share with others - siva

@Shiva49 I skip all those news that look fabricated, I only read what may be of my immediate interest.

@LadyDuck In a similar vein, I buy only those that I need for "now". There is no I might require them later. Why burden others? siva

That will keep us in the loop of the activities of society around us. I find most of the news beamed at us are more of noise that we can do without. Thankfully, we have the option to choose - siva

I take the weird news with a pinch of salt though aliens and UFOs fascinate me. It is ironic that some swear by them while others are quick to douse our enthusiasm and act as a wet blanket - siva

@Marty1 I get from Pinterest - you can select topics that interest you and they email every day - siva

Weird news do make an interesting read!1

@Shiva49

I can understand. Politics tends to be negative while science and technology give us hope for a better future - siva

Yes in politics and even in the media, the truth has become the casualty. Politics is a different ball game altogether. What is touted as the gospel truth is soon proved of doubtful origin - siva

For me too, sports and entertainment are like a balm to counter and soothe the pain from our unforgiving world. The common folks are helpless but are dragged into the melee against their wishes - siva

Yes some news matter to us more as they relate to those that affect us directly and our safety - siva

@Shiva49 You are very right siva.

Yes, these are educative while politics is more of emotional blackmail for the common folks and tend to divide us - siva .

We should stay on top of current affairs. Politics is a big drama and we should not get dragged in and get carried away - siva

@Shiva49 yeah too much big drama in politics...it's definitely good to follow current affairs

@Shiva49 I see the political dramas as a sad circus and the intensity is more during election time

Thanks for your take. It so happens depressing news appear on the front page. We have to pretend not seeing them, or not allow them to sink in. We need to know them just to be in the loop. Agreed, our leaders say how good they are and how bad others are, and soon the shoe is on the other foot. And we are caught in between! siva

Yes, most of it makes us feel helpless, impotent. What makes the world go around is the 99% who do not seek attention - siva

@Shiva49 well I am a bit cynical and looks like we would have to wait for the true leader.

I generally do not go beyond the headlines when it comes to political news. However, I do what I can to keep the dark forces from dominating our lives like it threatens to do at every election. The basic fact is we come alone, leave alone, and are left to fend for ourselves in this increasingly selfish world of ours. Like you, I too am interested in what you have stated but also in our various beliefs, alien influences, etc. I believe we are influenced and guided by others. Even our beliefs could have originated from sources beyond our comprehension. We are left in peace for the time being though we stray away from the basics of unity in diversity. Scientific breakthroughs like storage of renewable energy will change our landscape from what we are used to now. Then fossil fuels will be left underground increasingly with less of pollution Only when we move away from the present dimension of hatred and disunity, our true potential will be realized. A true leader will arise anytime to unite us - siva

@Shiva49 What we are hearing or reading is 'blame games'. I think they have nothing for public but power is crucial for them.

@suni51 They are elected to serve the public but end up self-serving, sadly - siva

Everything looks contradictory and out to confuse the public. The politicians follow a rule - if you cannot convince, confuse! siva

@Shiva49 I know which one of those types makes a world and exactly which one destroys it. Sigh…….

@DianneN "My way or the highway" is no way! siva

I have borrowed two books from the library: 1. A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety by Jimmy Carter 2. The Trump White House: Changing the Rules of the Game by Ronald Kessler Their personalities are poles apart. Carter had a tough life all through while Trump just lives it up! It takes all types to make a world, or destroy it! siva

@Shiva49 We have our fair share of copy-cut nutters here too. We have had a few people driving their cars through crowds of people, killing pedestrians at random here too. Souls are everywhere, experimenting with life, and some take great risks at other's expenses, and this is not good, incurs karma, and scares the others, because it is not acting from love, but from lust, masquerading as obsession, instead.

@innertalks Driving vehicles through the crowd is not an isolated incident. It has happened in Europe, and in Canada recently. Why some act in such a way is beyond belief. They have no iota of love left in them then - siva

It is said knowledge is power. Benjamin Franklin said - an investment in knowledge pays the best interest. However, we have taken things too far. We know the price of everything at our fingertips but the value of nothing! It is information overflow now resonating with - if you cannot convince, confuse and befuddle! At least, Steve, you are far away from trouble. Most others can be caught in between as some leaders have fingers itching to press the button that says "to hell with it" - siva

Gory details tend to linger and it is better that we do not delve too much into them - siva