Friday, June 20, 2008

Something to Think About

We really do create our own problems. I have come to realize this truth more and more, with every passing year, with each passing day. I witness indisputable evidence of this fact in every facet of our ecumean. Every enclave of our society bears guilt. We as citizens of democracy bear guilt. Our dysfunction is the direct result of an unwillingness to root out the systemic petulance, which plagues us. I see it in our country. I see it within my own family. I do not omit my own guilt. I do my best to purge myself of such human failing as I might and yet I am still at fault. I feel at times that we – collectively – have ceased to breath, to feel, to hesitate, to question, to contemplate; that this country has been lulled into a narcomatose state of remission by decades of economic prosperity. Which is my way of saying the American people have become complacent, indifferent, and entirely insulated from the rest of the world. Our delusion of cultural superiority will inevitably come crashing down in the after math of economic and political polices which can only serve to undermine the foundation of this country.
We dictate the future course of history but we remain forever powerless over the past. We are still victims of the inadequacies of our forefathers. This country is currently immersed in a cultural conflict which began in the early middle ages, and which has become compounded by the corporate interests of the industrialized war. We cannot simply extricate ourselves. So ensnared by past events we must desist momentarily to consider the implications of our actions. We –you and I - are the direct products, biologically and intellectually, of the evolution of our species. It is something to think about.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi, I just stumbled upon your blog, and from the very first sentence I was hooked! You have some very insightful and profound thoughts indeed. I was pleasantly surprised that we share similiar views on most of the topics you have talked about. However I would say you have a much deeper understanding and knowledge than I do. I wish I had more of an understanding of myself and the world. I seem to fall into the same patterns and mistakes over and over again... Please keep writing, I think you are a very talented and interesting person, with some very insightful views on life. Your blog is fantastic. It seems the world needs more people like yourself. Regards, Mr Crow

GENERATION whY said...

Dear Mr. Crow,

I just found your comment. I’m a little computer handicapped, and I’m not really on here very much. I can’t see your blog, so I can’t return the compliment. I’d be very interested to hear your perspective on the world.
Sincerely,
-Dara