how to deal with disappointment with man...

i am having, again, a total exasperation with humanity in general. why do people have to act so badly to each other? why are we so totally self-centered so much of the time? how do people live with what they do and not feel any guilt? how do the junta leaders in myanmar live with themselves? over 28,000 people dead from a cyclone, bodies bloated and rotting, people dying of typhoid. and they refuse help from the united nations and the u.s.a., and they kick people out of the schools that were being used as shelters so they could have a vote on the constitution that would take even more rights away from the people? how can anyone justify that kind of action and sleep well at night?
why won't hillary clinton quit? what can she gain other than making more and more people divide in this country? how can she get up in the morning with a clear conscience? why doesn't she see that her personal need for power shouldn't trump what is best for the country?
why do kids talk rudely to adults? why do people simply buy gifts for mother's day, birthdays, christmas and think because they bought SOMETHING that is means anything?
on the daily OM today there was a way to address this. i think things have a reason for popping up in my life, like angel pennies, when i need them. this seems to fit the bill...

May 12, 2008 In The World And In Ourselves Feeling Fed Up With Humanity
From time to time, we may all feel fed up with humanity, whether it's from learning about what's going on around the world, or what’s going on next door. There are always situations that leave us feeling as if people are simply not capable of behaving in a way that is coming from a place of awareness. Often it seems as if people are actually geared to handle things in the worst possible way, repeatedly. At the same time, none of us wants to linger in a judgmental mood about our own species. As a result, we might tend to repress the feelings coming up as we take in the news from the world and the neighborhood. It is natural to feel let down and disappointed when we see our fellow humans behaving in ways that are greedy, selfish, violent, or uncaring, but there are also ways to process that disappointment without sinking into despondency. As with any emotional response, we honor our feelings by feeling them fully, without judging or acting on them. Once we've done that—and we may need to do it every day, as part of our daily self-care—we can begin to consider ways that we might help the situation in which humanity finds itself. As always, we start with ourselves, utilizing our awareness of the failings of others to renew our own commitment to be more conscious human beings. We are all capable of the best and the worst that humanity has to offer, and remembering this keeps us in check, as well as allowing us to find compassion for others. We may find ourselves feeling compelled to serve people who are suffering injustices at the hands of other people, or we may begin to speak out when we see something that we don’t think is right. Whatever the case, the only thing we can do is pledge to serve the best, rather than the worst, of what humanity has to offer, both in the world, and in ourselves.