mood: reflective

Well, I've been watching bits of this 10 part "American Propaganda" series. Honestly, I was only watching it because I hoped it would be funny. After all, the North Koreans don't actually seem to know where the U.S. cities they are threatening to invade are, so... but this one:



Well, I think we criticize ourselves for the same things. If you watch cable television, the Americans of the world seem rather vacuous. I have been trying to figure out a solid theory to build a dystopia on, but honestly, I think all the books have already been written. Whether it is "Uglies", "Hunger Games" or "Divergent", we all know what's wrong with society. What is so depressing is that feeling that a single person has very little capacity to effect the hearts and mind of 313.9 million people, much less a world of 7 billion. Whether its graphic design or library advocacy, its hard to not see the world as a giant play in which we put on masks, do a song and dance and hope to make the world better for it.

Then, I remembered something. I remembered that I am the one who cooks dinner for my family. I arranged the spice cabinet alphabetically and took out all the old and rotting food. It's a stupidly simple, much like my current occupation as 'dog sitter', but it provides a small and limited function in what truly consists of my world. I am not standing behind lecterns being ignored by people who would really rather be spending time with their families, I am part of a family. In that way, I probably mean a whole lot more to two or three people than many of the celebrities do to millions, and that is important to remember. You are as valuable as the most valuable people in your life and what you do to take care of those people.

I have asked God for years, what my purpose in life is. For the longest time, I felt Him telling me that I was not ready to know. Finally, some time ago, the answer resolved: to help people. I thought, "Isn't it everyone's job, 'to help people'", but of course it is, and that's why I did not want to hear it before. This minutia is really our most important tasks in life, but it is so ordinary that we take it for granted... and yet, there is no hope of commodifying, advertising and centralizing good relationships, we just have to accept them for what they are: blessedly present in our lives.

I guess what I am trying to say is:


�Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.�

― Kahlil Gibran

Wow, that video was really depressing. :( Down with consumerism!
» Zanzibar on 2013-07-19 08:46:23

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