I hear people talking about everything causing the prolonged distress on the planet lately.  What prolongs the distress on the planet is everyone who thinks they are at the mercy of the government, the court system, or any fill-in-the-blanks.  I believe I’m at the mercy of God/the Universe, who wants for me what I want for me.  And S/He/It/They unfailingly send me more crap to worry about if I start looking at everything that’s wrong with the world.  So I just stop looking at it.  You can, too.