How come people don't talk anymore? We live in this world where entertainment revolves around youtube videos, facebook, twitter, etc. We work and we go home to watch TV, catch up on sports, or even tasks around the house. We have these "To Do:" lists taking space in our minds while life literally passes by. Life isn't pretty by any means and maybe we purposefully try to avoid it. We ignore the news, we ignore the government shutdown because we've lost all hope in anyone getting anything worthwhile done. We talk about so called "family drama." We gossip. Some people say they don't want to talk about politics because "It's personal." "It causes arguments." But I say:
"The more we TALK, the more we learn."
"The more we listen, the more we learn."
But who and what do we listen to? Youtube, facebook, twitter. Fox news vs MSNBC vs CNN vs NPR. Ha. Is that it?
What happened to talking at the dinner table and discussing life, travel, literature, religion, the world? It can be inspirational and it should be.
I read about a study where blood pressure rises while watching the news. No wonder we try to avoid the big picture. Frankly it's depressing and seemingly unhealthy. But we are missing the point. I'm telling you, Engage in something. Or find what life can really be about. Because the hope that came from pandora's box is traveling farther and farther out of sight and that is what is so cruel. We are suffering and we don't even know it. We cannot progress in this world without engaging in it.
If we don't talk and discuss life, or even live life, we are going to crumble from within, and my oh my, isn't that lonely.
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