Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?

Met up with a guy today who said to me, 'you realise that we're spending our last day together?'  Ahh yes, today's the day, isn't it?  Well, it is the opinion of me that perhaps people are taking things a little too literally. The end of the world.  Is that the end physically?  Or is there a more sinister end?  I don't think that the world will end tomorrow in the way that most of you think it will.  I think that there is perhaps more concern for the ending of our spiritual world.

Now, I'm not talking about theists and from a Religious point of you.  But let's look around us.  Today on the radio people were screaming for heads to roll from the BBC over this Jimmy Saville case.  Why?  It happened years ago.  The culture was different then.  The job roles in the BBC have changed considerably since the 1970's and the people who occupy them.  The people who chose to broadcast programmes last year about the good side of Jimmy Saville  did not have concrete evidence brought to them about the darker side of Jimmy Saville and instead only hearsay.  And why report it to BBC?  Why not the Police?  Ahh yes. Because the BBC has money to give you payoffs.  I'm sorry if I'm being cynical, but I think that some people were genuinely in trouble and genuinely distressed and other scumbags have jumped on the bandwaggon for money and noteriatry.  And that, to me, in unacceptable.  For example, take Kerry Katona.  She complained that when she first met Jimmy Saville, he 'leered' at her and her bandmates.  Well, what do you expect?  You named your band Atomic Kitten.  Kitten being a young pussy.  What's more, you wore stupid slutty clothing - of course he's going to leer at you all.  That's the intention that you were marketing at the time.  And still are.  ANYWAY, the point of the matter is that people want people punished - exposed and fired and made to live a crappy existence.

That's the problem with our culture today.  So often at work I hear customers say to one another, 'Who's to blame here?'  And sometimes it's not a question of blaming.  Ce La Vie.  What will be will be.  We all want something out of nothing now.  Buy one get one free.  That price is far too expensive.  I want this.  I want that.  I need this.  I need that.  You have not given me what I want - heads will roll.  I'm sorry, but whatever happened to kindness?  I still see children have it.  It's really quite remarkable.  A toddler (who I did not know) offered me one of her sweets.  A child gave her mother a cuddle.  They want to share and to make everyone happy.  When did we lose this ideal, guys?  When did we decide to become selfish bastards who only care for themselves?  Why should we have to say it's a dog eat dog world out there?  Why can't we say that we will help and support people?

The end of the world might be tomorrow - but it's not too late to change.  I am going to make a promise to be a little kinder to everyone.  To be more understanding, forgiving, and more willing to accept that there is not always someone to blame.  I hope that you all decide to do the same.

It's true that a smile can make someone's day.  I once wished someone well and she gave me a hug because she was so thankful for a kind gesture from a stranger.  We don't know each others stories.  It might be easy and give you a few seconds of joy to tell a scared little girl to fuck off, but trust me - if you say it enough then that little girl will grow into someone who hates her life.  So let's smile at one another.  Let's help one another.  Let's be supporting, encouraging and love one another.  Because deep down, we're all Lost Boys.