irony for christmas
Today, I did some holiday shopping.
How is it, during the time of year when people are (supposedly) more cheerful and generous, the general shopper population actually seems to be more selfish and apathetic?
The spirit of the holiday is to spread the warmth and cheer, and in our characteristically consumer based mindsets, shopping is the means to an end. We search for the gift that will put a smile on the faces of the people we hold close to our hearts.
…even if we gotta bulldoze out way through the crowd.
Despite our supposed attempts to spread the holiday warmth and smiles, people will not hesitate to leave frowns and bruised shins in their wake. The desire to please has posed as nothing more than blinders.
Why is it that people feel their mission is more important?
What has caused this path of evolution into such a narcissistic society?
This is the age of entitlement. Of debauchery. Of ignorance. Of apathy.
As unsustainable as our dependency on foreign oil.
People like to think of themselves as islands.
But each of us is nothing but a single raindrop in the ocean.
As seemingly insignificant as we are as individuals
Each of us affects another, just as a raindrop sends ripples through the sea.
The holidays are a wonderful time of year to catch a glimpse of who we really are as a society.
We are a herd of narcissistic cattle.
Become aware.
A smile can change someones day.
Change will come. You may as well be prepared.
It shouldn’t take a recession to show us what we can live without
and the importance of our affect on each other.
[No pictures for this post. Sorry!]
