I walk around and hear so much despair from people these days, from BP to Obama's inability to deliver to how the corporations have America by the balls. People want so much more from the world and have no idea how to pursue it, be it justice, humanity, or general well being.
"New" seems to be our most alluring weapon. A new president. A new congress. A new policy. A new house. A new ipad. Is that merely the knee jerk reaction of the well-trained consumer?
These contradictions, of the strong world desire for good and the reality of bad, are nearly impossible to reconcile. These contradictions hurt in the gut of life. These contradictions kick us hard. Do we kick back? Bother to raise our leg in defense?
At the very least, we react, through absorption, intrigue, or apathy. Whatever our reaction, we know what the world out there looks like. We know the corrupting influence of the loss of innocence, of adulthood. But where do we take it? Where do we go with it?
The world has always been fucked up. Why should now be any different than any other time? Because our evolution demands it be different. Our utopia says enough of this shit. Do you buy into the Judeo-Christian myth that this world must end? Before it improves? Is that "new" just being sold all over again?
Tell me. What do you think? I'm still thinking.
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