“The world is sick” – people have forgotten what it is like to truly live and feel so unconscious as to where they want to go in their lives. It seems that people are searching for joy on their telephones, when in-fact social media isn’t that social AT ALL, and won’t bring about much joy in the slightest. So what can be done?
As I have previously written, the shopping mall has become the new church, so perhaps by touching in and enjoying the conversations with the people in our company when it exists is a great starting point. People seem to be so wrapped up in themselves these days that they cannot even open the door for another person or help an elderly person with their shopping. If we see someone struggling, surely we should stick together and help? To give back is an amazing feeling, and imagine what the world would be like if everyone did one voluntary thing for somebody else every week – I’m sure it would be a much better, happier place.
All forms of addictions can be considered as an escapism – to take someone from reality to another place where no worry exists. They feel worry free, and most of us are guilty and have an addiction of our own, whether that’s Facebook or drinking alcohol, but what we should stop and ask ourselves is does that really solve the problem? We know the answer to that, yet it still doesn’t stop us.
Just by being thankful for what we have and showing gratitude the universe WILL give you more things to be grateful for, it’s the fact of life. If we moan and complain, become selfish and centered on our own needs without taking into consideration the needs of others, it becomes an isolated, one-way society. Don’t we all want togetherness? I find that I’m happiest when I’m with my family, and we are all sat round laughing and telling jokes, because we are all in the present moment and the feeling of sharing joy with another being is priceless. A mobile phone doesn’t make us happy nor does having a network of over 3,000 people on Twitter or Facebook because none of that is in REAL life – this is what we need to remember. So next time you want to meet a friend or even catch up with someone, why not call them? Or why not write them a letter? Create the intimacy that has been lost for such a long time now; I think it’s caught up in something. That something being the Internet.
Along The Way - G.L.Smith 