For my weekly writing spot on this site, see the One-Minute Mystic, with a new meditation posted every Monday. Also see The Village, the story of Misty Longings, England's most beautiful village, posted episode by episode earlier this year.       It must be hard for David Cameron, leader of the opposition, to wake up in the morning and be a good man. But this is not so for our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, for whom it's really rather easy. Like a friendly neighbour as we leave for work, Gordon Brown is there on the door step, wishing us well. He gets up in the morning, brushes his teeth, and genuinely hopes things will work out for us. Are we buying a house? Then he wants it to go through without a hitch. Is our child starting school? Then he is keen it will be a good experience. Is our elderly mother on an NHS waiting list? Then he is eager for a speedy resolution to the matter. And if the crime rate is up in our street, he's genuinely mortified! Yes, like a caring, sharing friend, Gordon Brown, as the man in power, wishes us well as we set off down the road. The same cannot be said of Mr Cameron, however, who is quite unable to wish you well for the day. As leader of the opposition, the last thing he needs is for you to be enjoying life and happy with how things are. It's nothing personal, but his prospects are greatly enhanced if your house buying is a nightmare; your child's schooling appalling; your elderly mother, another tragic story of neglect – and if crime in your street reaches epidemic proportions. He needs disaster and misery. After all, just how else will he ever become Prime Minister? Democracy promotes diseased thinking; it's one of the downsides. Some people imagine the parliamentary opposition exists to call government to account. This is partly true. But what they are much more concerned with is the relentless demonisation of those in power and the creation of dis-ease amongst the public. They declare outrage at the latest calamity; and fury at how many people it will hurt. But much bigger than outrage and fury is their delight; be sure they're "high-fiving" off camera. These are people for whom every disaster is a godsend, as the pain of others brings power closer to themselves. And why not? After all, they didn't enter politics to remain in opposition. Only a fool would do that. And so it's hard for David Cameron to wish us well in the recession, or to celebrate any good news; because to be honest, the job losses suit him well. He must look pained, whilst loving each new story of despair. The Tories must be against us; it's crucial that Gordon Brown's initiatives do not restore health, wealth and happiness to you and I. But then opposition is by nature a negative presence; like a hyena in the scrubland, it promotes and feeds off fear, heart break and pain. It's hard for David Cameron to wake up in the morning and be a good man; very hard. But he is far from alone in that struggle. Wish others well at my expense? It's as impossible as Easter! More writings © Simon Parke