Complacency and ignorance seems to be a growing common trend in society. Once upon a time, people seemed to be working towards something. The betterment of mankind, providing for a family, helping others. Now, it seems we are trained as robotic functions of corporations and society. Store clerks and bartenders, customer service and tech support, the teacher, the doctor, the lawyer, etc all seem to be treated less as individuals and more as robotic functional roles. Very few of us say please and thank you to them, or even ask how the day is going.
We are far too ignorant of what goes on around us. Perhaps because it is overwhelming? Perhaps because we've given up? Perhaps we just don't care? I only ever hear excuses (and I give them myself
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Most are too busy or blind to see what's going on around them, few offer to help the older lady who's dropped her purse, or even just holding the door. We complain about small injustice's in our lives, yet do nothing to change it. Trapped in a prison, that not just society has created, but that the individual has created for him/herself. People have become far too selfish in their search for independence that they have lost touch with the essence of community. Too many parents worrying more about their own lives and dragging their kids around (or getting babysitters/sitting them in front of the TV). What happened to family values? Most of us seem to be in 'keep my head above water' mode, barely trying to survive in a world overcome by stress, fear, and anxiety. Too many have fallen, unable to grasp the essence of contentment, instead always seeking quick pleasures to bring about states of joy and call it happiness.
Man has worked hard to bring about technology to make our lives easier. Yet instead, we now have more than ever to do. We often believe that after putting in a good 50 years of hard work, one can finally be happy and at peace in retirement. We started with good intentions to make the world a better place, only to stagnate. We became complacent and overwhelmed, sticking our heads in the sands of ignorance to cope.
If the road to perdition is paved with good intentions, then this must be Hell, if ignorance is bliss.
NOTE: All old adages, expressions, religious preachings, etc that reference the goodness in hard work, it was said with a simpler life in mind. Not the dominating slave train of modern life.
I'll tack this on here to add to the wall of text:
While I draw extreme parallels to a dismal existence, I do not mean to convey a sense of pessimistic doom for humanity. Unfortunately, I lack the ability to properly express my thoughts.
This will mostly likely be taken as an offence, but I do not mean it to be so - Optimism is another form of ignorance and complacency. Pessimism as well for that matter. The optimist is the one that hopes, despite all odds, that things will work themselves out. The pessimist will assume, that despite all efforts, things will fail. I do not understand why we must be one or the other. Instead of waiting to see if others will try and succeed or try and fail, what will you do affect humanity?
NOTE: I noticed that so far everyone relates to the good that is being done, is done by others. This is not to assume that you are or are not affecting your fellow man/woman. It is merely an interesting observation.
We are far too ignorant of what goes on around us. Perhaps because it is overwhelming? Perhaps because we've given up? Perhaps we just don't care? I only ever hear excuses (and I give them myself
)Most are too busy or blind to see what's going on around them, few offer to help the older lady who's dropped her purse, or even just holding the door. We complain about small injustice's in our lives, yet do nothing to change it. Trapped in a prison, that not just society has created, but that the individual has created for him/herself. People have become far too selfish in their search for independence that they have lost touch with the essence of community. Too many parents worrying more about their own lives and dragging their kids around (or getting babysitters/sitting them in front of the TV). What happened to family values? Most of us seem to be in 'keep my head above water' mode, barely trying to survive in a world overcome by stress, fear, and anxiety. Too many have fallen, unable to grasp the essence of contentment, instead always seeking quick pleasures to bring about states of joy and call it happiness.
Man has worked hard to bring about technology to make our lives easier. Yet instead, we now have more than ever to do. We often believe that after putting in a good 50 years of hard work, one can finally be happy and at peace in retirement. We started with good intentions to make the world a better place, only to stagnate. We became complacent and overwhelmed, sticking our heads in the sands of ignorance to cope.
If the road to perdition is paved with good intentions, then this must be Hell, if ignorance is bliss.
NOTE: All old adages, expressions, religious preachings, etc that reference the goodness in hard work, it was said with a simpler life in mind. Not the dominating slave train of modern life.
I'll tack this on here to add to the wall of text:
While I draw extreme parallels to a dismal existence, I do not mean to convey a sense of pessimistic doom for humanity. Unfortunately, I lack the ability to properly express my thoughts.
This will mostly likely be taken as an offence, but I do not mean it to be so - Optimism is another form of ignorance and complacency. Pessimism as well for that matter. The optimist is the one that hopes, despite all odds, that things will work themselves out. The pessimist will assume, that despite all efforts, things will fail. I do not understand why we must be one or the other. Instead of waiting to see if others will try and succeed or try and fail, what will you do affect humanity?
NOTE: I noticed that so far everyone relates to the good that is being done, is done by others. This is not to assume that you are or are not affecting your fellow man/woman. It is merely an interesting observation.
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