Friday, January 05, 2007

be braver!

We're not getting any smarter.

One of the biggest problems with our generation is the lack of role models or strong political leaders that advocate for our own beliefs and values. Ask yourself this question: what is the most efficient way to spread information in this era? Media, whether it be on the internet or on the television. Who do you see when you turn on the TV? Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Americas next supermodels or some shit like that.
I know you would say, well I don't watch tv. Well neither do I but what good is looking to ourselves or to our group of friends when it becomes so self contained that there is no chance of any ideas being propagated outwardly?Who do you look to for purpose?

Underground forms of art become more abstract and subjective, like a rebellion against the mathematical logical technological world that we're becoming more and more dependent on. But an abstract rebellion, though beneficial, simply promotes our own individuality and is too vague to inspire any one to take charge of the looming problems that we need to deal with right now.

To be a martyr you need to give up your body and your spirit. For it to really mean something, you have to give up everything. Look at Gandhi, who literally used his body as a vessel for communicating a message.

Now ask yourself this, who do you know in our generation that would be willing to do this. It goes against our increasingly individualistic values. I would do it for myself or maybe even a close friend, but not for all of you.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

We're not getting any smarter.

I am.

What is the most efficient way to spread information in this era?

Love.

What good is looking to ourselves or to our group of friends when it becomes so self contained that there is no chance of any ideas being propagated outwardly?

There's no good in this indeed, and something we are in danger of becoming.

Who do you look to for purpose?

Myself.

I would do it for myself or maybe even a close friend, but not for all of you.

Don't do anything for any reason, just do.

5:38 AM  
Blogger Anita said...

Most people have trouble spreading selfless love.

If you only look to yourself, your self concept and self confidence flourish, but I believe that this alone is not enough to incite a more collective change in consciousness.

For the most important things, I'd like to do things when I have a good reason for doing.

And yeah, I take that back, I'm definitely getting smarter too!

4:31 PM  

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