You have nothing to fear if…

In this crazy mixed-up world governed by human beings, it’s so nice to realise that not all of you are the same where your attitude is concerned. Take Bob for instance. The garden I live in belongs to him, but he always thinks of me too. Since Bob is a bit of an inventor, along with the fact that he creates most of his inventions in his shed, I now manage to keep warm over the winter months. You see, most of you know that he built an endless source of energy, nothing overly complicated, but it’s enough to keep his shed warm for free, along with the space beneath it, which is where I now hide out when it’s terribly cold. I’m envied by other frogs everywhere. :-) Ribbit!!!

Don’t you think that it would be nice if all humans felt this way towards each other? Bob says that it reminds him of how everything was in the years following WWII. Everyone looked to their neighbours as friends, not only this, but they trusted one another too. Bob says that you could leave your homes unlocked and trust that nobody would come in to rob you blind. Well, that’s long in the past, he says, and I believe him. Today, not only do you have to watch out against those who would come in and rob you, but now he reckons that there is another more dangerous enemy to be concerned about. Croak!!!

How many times have you heard someone say “You have nothing to fear if you’ve done nothing wrong?” Bob says that he’s heard this more than ever before. It’s a saying used by anyone who thinks that they are better than anyone else, the self-righteous, for instance. You know, I hear humans speaking when they’re not aware I’m standing close by. They think that this country is a grand place to live in and wouldn’t live anywhere else. The trouble is, changes are a coming, and very, very soon. Croak!!!

I think that fear will soon be a byword in British society, whereby you will be told that - You have nothing to fear if you’ve done nothing wrong. Let me tell you this : Your government would have you all believe that in spying on your phone calls, emails and on your internet browsing habits, they will help society to remain safe. Are they kidding? Bob reckons that this, along with all the other proposals they are making, reminds him of what was happening in Germany prior to WWII. You could probably understand their actions if everyone was truly in danger, in fact, Bob would welcome good old honest safety measures, but the trouble is, your government is not renown for keeping sensitive data safe. No, it’s more likely to lose it than anything else. If I had some money like the rest of you humans have, I’d have a bet with you right now. I’d bet you that once your government has gathered all of this information and placed it ‘somewhere safe’ (Sic) the media will soon announce that either someone has hacked into their data base and stolen the lot, or that somebody has lost a quantity of it, along with their sandwiches, while going to work on a train. Croak!!!

Of all the people I know, and in truth it’s not that many :-(, Bob is among those who would dearly love to see a return of those good old standards that once existed in Britain. Unfortunately, greed, menace, selfishness and downright dishonesty is what you humans have to deal with in your lives today. You simply can’t trust anyone, more especially your government. Think not? Then why is it that it never seeks to do what is right for its voters, or more importantly, for everyone who lives in Britain today? Croak!!!

Still not convinced? Why aren’t they doing something about these rip-off fuel prices? Why? Because of the money they make from taxing you lot on using it. Why is it that pensioners live way below the poverty line? Why? Because they simply don’t care. Why don’t they make a positive move towards removing this country’s dependency on oil and other fossil fuels? Why? It’s because they make so much of their own income from you humans using it. Why is it that the public aren’t encouraged to have their own personal wind turbines? Why? Because they simply wouldn’t make anything from it for themselves in taxation. Further, the powerful lobby that are the energy giants would simply complain about their own loss of big fat profits. And, would you lot care? Too damned right you wouldn’t.

I’m off around the garden while it’s still fairly warm. Not only this, but I’m getting hungry again. So, until next time, Bye all…

Froggy