It's a Busy World
This truly is a busy time to be alive.
Terrifying, too. But busy.
Think about this: we're fighting a war currently on two fronts. We have soldiers in Afghanistan and in Iraq. With each passing day, it looks like the powers that be are going to enter us in a new war, this time against Iran. That's three battles at once. The last time we did that was World War II. It's a lot of war.
We've been busy spending money too. Republican or Democrat, you must acknowledge that the Clinton administration/Republican congress of yesteryear had a pretty good handle on finances. Boy has that changed! We're in some serious debt. Isn't the trade deficit larger than ever now? Where has all the money gone? Not in my pocket, that's for sure.
We've been busy in other areas, too. People are working longer hours, and for less money. This is no news. It's actually a trend that had begun with the first Bush administration. More time at work equals less time at home, doing the important things.
Still, we have managed to get really busy on our eating habits. In the 1980's we saw the beginning of a trend toward dieting and exercise. Yet despite this, we are fatter than ever. America is obese. We've become the world's fat joke.
We're busy with religion too. I remember growing up and going to church. Then I stopped when I was able to decide for myself that I didn't care for organized religion. That was fine for a long while. Now, all of a sudden, we have become this Christian fundamentalist nation. God is sold online, on TV, even to kids. The "message of Jesus" is all over the place, and we're told we need to defend it (from what I have no idea).
We're so busy it seems we've become incapable of making our own decisions. We're told by the government who is a threat to America. We're told by some obnoxious Brit what singer to like, usually while we're sitting on the couch stuffing our faces with a pint of ice cream we've been told to buy. We're told which fast foods to eat, which "news" channel to watch, which sports teams are good and which are "evil".
And the part that's so terrifying is... we listen.
So here is my challenge to anyone out there who reads me: think for yourself. Stop living by the expectations of others. Next Tuesday, shut off the television and don't watch Simon Cowell rip to shreds some kid's dreams. Don't go to McDonald's, make something yourself instead. And by making something yourself, I don't mean microwave dinner, either. Cook something. Read your news, don't watch it. And then decide for yourself whether invading Iran is a good idea. Don't just get annoyed that you're paying $3 per gallon for gas. Write a letter to the paper about it.
Stop living the way you're told. Start living.
Terrifying, too. But busy.
Think about this: we're fighting a war currently on two fronts. We have soldiers in Afghanistan and in Iraq. With each passing day, it looks like the powers that be are going to enter us in a new war, this time against Iran. That's three battles at once. The last time we did that was World War II. It's a lot of war.
We've been busy spending money too. Republican or Democrat, you must acknowledge that the Clinton administration/Republican congress of yesteryear had a pretty good handle on finances. Boy has that changed! We're in some serious debt. Isn't the trade deficit larger than ever now? Where has all the money gone? Not in my pocket, that's for sure.
We've been busy in other areas, too. People are working longer hours, and for less money. This is no news. It's actually a trend that had begun with the first Bush administration. More time at work equals less time at home, doing the important things.
Still, we have managed to get really busy on our eating habits. In the 1980's we saw the beginning of a trend toward dieting and exercise. Yet despite this, we are fatter than ever. America is obese. We've become the world's fat joke.
We're busy with religion too. I remember growing up and going to church. Then I stopped when I was able to decide for myself that I didn't care for organized religion. That was fine for a long while. Now, all of a sudden, we have become this Christian fundamentalist nation. God is sold online, on TV, even to kids. The "message of Jesus" is all over the place, and we're told we need to defend it (from what I have no idea).
We're so busy it seems we've become incapable of making our own decisions. We're told by the government who is a threat to America. We're told by some obnoxious Brit what singer to like, usually while we're sitting on the couch stuffing our faces with a pint of ice cream we've been told to buy. We're told which fast foods to eat, which "news" channel to watch, which sports teams are good and which are "evil".
And the part that's so terrifying is... we listen.
So here is my challenge to anyone out there who reads me: think for yourself. Stop living by the expectations of others. Next Tuesday, shut off the television and don't watch Simon Cowell rip to shreds some kid's dreams. Don't go to McDonald's, make something yourself instead. And by making something yourself, I don't mean microwave dinner, either. Cook something. Read your news, don't watch it. And then decide for yourself whether invading Iran is a good idea. Don't just get annoyed that you're paying $3 per gallon for gas. Write a letter to the paper about it.
Stop living the way you're told. Start living.
posted by E-Luv at 8:34 AM
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