The Spaces In Between

Hello Sunday. Hello worst hangover ever. I think it's a nice day, but I'll have to check later. I have a suspicion that the sun will be very bright, the birds will be very loud and any movement might be too much. What happened even? And why do we do this to ourselves? Living in fast forward. Crashing and burning. Over and over. Then justify our actions by saying we deserve it, because we have been working so hard. It's our escape I guess.

But then again, our escape from what? Is reality really that horrible that we have to keep disappearing to keep our sanity? Sadly, i think there might be some truth in that. Maybe it's just me, but when I look at the world, I see so much emptiness and unbalance. Those that believe in something strongly, tend to become extremists and the rest just live on instant gratification. It's a generalization, but bear with me...

Here is what I think. The biggest problem in this world is a lack of honesty and transparency. People passively respond to what they perceive everyday and their sense of right and wrong get shaped out of this collective mindset. If politics, religion, advertising and relationships were based on truth, maybe there would be a lot less damage and corruption. Maybe leaders would be better role models, the uneducated would have dreams to pursue, wealth would take on a new meaning, and we could have honest conversations. Maybe.

Instead we are forced to feel guilty for being privileged. We work harder, pay more taxes, yet the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. All because of greed, dishonesty and secrecy. They dump loads of money onto the unprivileged, but do not teach them the life skills to sustain it. Also, priorities are warped due to idealistic ideas created on television by richer people's ideas. As a hardworking, well-educated individual, what do you say to that? Nothing. Sadly. It's everyone for him/herself. Harsh, but true.

Mostly, who you know will work more in your favour than what you know. But that, in combination with knowledge, is power. It is only once a person has expert knowledge and excellent communication and presentation skills, with a deeper understanding of how people perceive what they say and why, that they are truly powerful. Like NLP and other psychological manipulation techniques, it feels almost like cheating. But then again, if information is free and accessible to everyone and knowledge only depends on one's own determination and ambition, it is still fair game? I guess this is still a grey area, because information is still not free and accessible everywhere and people do not like to share the secrets to their success.

I would like to believe there is more honesty in the world, more trust and more certainty. Why are people so scared of things they do not understand and words they can't define? We like patterns and formulas that we recognize. Habits. Nothing ever changes. And yet we still wonder why... Maybe, if anything, it's our responsibility to create new habits. That way the next generation might turn our slightly less confused about life and more purpose driven. It might be idealistic and naive, but i do honestly believe we can come up with better solutions and ways to fill the empty spaces and give more people a fair chance. The bigger picture is quite overwhelming, but if our ideas plants seeds in other people's minds, grows and multiplies, this place might still turn out ok. Just a thought.

On a different note, this is my song for the day - Animals (The Penelopes Remix) by Kit. Use it. Don't use it.