XY Revolution

Feb 29, 2008 - 21:44 PM PST

Is anyone else perturbed by society today?

I feel old having formed the question, however still curious of the answer.

I understand that we (collectively as peoples) are as technologically advanced as ever before. I know that we have taken a liking to achieving excellence in what we do and what we have. But, does anyone else feel like we're just building ourselves up for ultimate destruction? We've placed our values on other things. Our values once regarding family, friendships, common conversation, helping one another--they all seem to be distant reminders of a past preciousness. A preciousness, I feel we're stepping further and further away from with each passing day of one way conversations, violent commercials, children cursing their parents off and money hungry business men who go to bed soundly after cheating others out of their fair dues. When did we as a collective whole decide that a life of suspicion, deceit and hate would be a better future investment than truth, trust and love? After all, isn't it easier to love thy neighbor rather than hate (envy) them?

I fear that maybe the X and Y generation has become too lazy or fearful to challenge the inevitable doom of a failing culture. I also wonder if maybe our generations been bombarded with causes as if they were commercials, and fearful of starting a new cause-so why not call this a revolution, Revolution XY.

I think we collectively need to begin to challenge ourselves foremost. Is it okay that we're using sex to sell anything from cars to flavored water? Is it acceptable that sexuality is so apparent in our culture that children, that once possessed purity are bombarded with sexual images?

It's not just sexual material, its global warming that we're still questionable about. It's the violence that maybe we're surrounding ourselves with that is the ultimate motivation of school and mall shootings. It's the desire for more materialistic items like a new Maserati or Ferrari, instead of investing the money into music or art programs in schools. It's even the everyday conversations we have, or shall I say lack having with one another. There's seldom times when people speak to others, unless of course under the influence of alcohol. When did we wake up and decide that talking to one another and meeting new people was so horrible? More importantly, when did we decide to stop listening to another? Why now does it seem like the worlds flowing in a one way direction, that direction is better known as "Me". It seems like when we finally do engage in awkward, undesirable, dreaded conversation we're only out for ourselves. I want you to listen to ME, and give ME advice, but I don't know what to listen to your problems. I don't want to listen to your issues.

There's beauty all around us and there's amazing people with blinding allure, we just need to take the challenge of breaking away from this destructive lifestyle of self involvement.

I fear if we don't begin to seek one another and make a difference, we're just inevitably guaranteeing our own destruction as a community.