Destruction
Doomsday arrived
Mourning
Madness
Masochistic pride
Fear
Fallacy
Fleeting unity
Self
Silence
Stifled democracy
I wonder why it takes tragedy to bring people together here in the United States. And even then, tragedy does not always lead to unity, at least not to the extent you’d expect. Society’s selfish way of life, the consequence of technology and all the *wonderful* things that have been created over time, tends to get in the way of societal harmony.
Imagine for a moment our love of space… dreams of the bigger home, the big yard, the storage areas, the shed, the attic, the extra-roomy SUV. While we define space as a luxury, it truly is a safety feature for our minds, a barrier from the outside world. The more space we have surrounding us, the harder it is for anyone to infiltrate or break through, and so we experience a feeling of security.
Of course space also gives us pleasure because it’s more space to fill. To fill with all the goodies that come along with our culture, material goods that clutter our minds with anxieties and perpetuate our world of wants. Ah yes, the good ol’ US of A.
(http://www.americanframe.com/gallery/artgallery/itemthumbnails/AS0002449.jpg... artwork entitled "Liberty's Children"; our prompt for Sacred Writing today)
5 comments:
Well stated! So true. Sadly.
We are basically a selfish society.
Not all of us but a good many.
yeah... you know I prefaced my "sharing" this morning by letting people know it would be a bitter one again. That tends to come across frequently in my response pieces.
Not bitter... but grounded. I like you just how you are!
thanks, Ali-- I appreciate your word choice! :)
Grounded - that is the perfect description! And I like you just the way you are also! :)
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