Seems to me the world is getting broken by fear... and by a media system that preys on our fears. People who are afraid tend to start behaving badly and irrationally. People fear we live in a world of scarcity... so greed blossoms in the fear of "being without."
What's the counterpoint? To ignore the greedmongers... but sadly, it requires a level of awareness and consciousness most people don't have. So many seem to have become sheeple who just blindly follow the next rumor around.
Nice to see you back, Earl!
So much negativity in the news. I mean that's basically all they report. Yea if you don't have something to hope for everyday you will be miserable. And thanks man it's good to be back too.
"Bad news" is what people seem to tune in to. Good news, not so much... maybe it's part of the human condition... we tend to look at evidence that "I am better off than them," which tends to mean looking for a lower common denominator. On the other hand, if we "look up" to someone (something) it often means we have to WORK at something to get there... and a lot of people are just plain lazy.
Lot's of laziness but also I think we should broaden our idea of what work actually is.
Agreed! And that's an entire discussion in and of itself, right there. And actually... YOU are on the cutting edge of creating a new definition by stepping outside the "box" of conventional living.
I have been trying to redefine work for most of my adult life... and still working on it!