…..and I awakened to an upside down world which I could not recognize as anything similar to what I had previously known. I was once an energetic, carefree, optimistic individual who believed in the greater good. I felt I knew much of what was happening around me and also believed that my eyes were wide awake and I was aware of the major events taking place in my nation. The world was much smaller then. I brought home a decent living, my bills were always paid, and there was cash on hand for the small enjoyments of life that create...