So when did it happen?

So when did it happen?

I not sure if it’s because I am, turning into my parents, getting closer to 50, or if the worry of having three family members that have either had or will be having life altering if not death defying surgery this week.

Or maybe, it’s because I am being more observant about life. I have a built in excuse to pay attention now that I am posting on a blog each day. (I have a big enough ego that warrants that I don’t come off as immature or stupid when spewing my thoughts through cyberspace – Lord knows there is a lot of stupid stuff posted on blogs now days.)

I’m sure all of those events have had an influence on my observations and have focused my attention about life circumstances of those I care about.

But can someone please tell me why or better yet, tell me when we became a society of people who need to have it ALL and have it NOW. It really does not matter if we can’t afford it, don’t have the expertise to use it or really need it? ….BUT darn it, we need and got to get IT?

When did we become a people that needed to look at and live vicariously through the living train wrecks we call celebrities. Why do you think we are so in tuned to Britney Spears life, or Eddie Murphy’s marriage; yet let our own lives go to hell and a hand basket?

Why is it that we sit in front of a TV 20+ hours a week and watch Survivor or have 2 hour conversations at the office about our systemic withdrawal over the lack of new episodes of Lost, or 24?

Aren’t these shows make believe?

Are these things that important?

Look how much time we spend on a daily basis, concerning ourselves about other peoples lives, make believe shows and the latest put downs Simon Cowell has on American Idol? Oops…. wait a minute I have to make my vote! There’s another 95cents I can spend…

I know that we are enchanted by entertainment industry, and we need to escape at times, but what do you think would happen if we took 10 per cent of that energy and used it to change each of our lives for the better – or better yet helped to change our neighborhood or city for the better.

Lately, the focus of the media has been the gloom and doom of the stock market, or that this candidate worked for this company and that candidate worked for that company. Does it really matter? – I suppose the stock market might, if you have to take money out this month – or if you’re living off your portfolio. But for most of us does it really matter….

I bet if we could harness the amount of energy people have spent on those two issues just this week we could light up a small city.

OK, you might say, you’ve got a good rant going on here what is your point?

Simple, for most of us, the media’s focus of what they believe is newsworthy really does not affect our individual lives that much. Wouldn’t it be better to spend less time and energy on the words of the talking heads that live in our flat screens and focus and act on what we can personally change? We actually might find ourselves in a world that is the better for it.

Me, I think I’m going to spend some time over the next few days with a prayer in heart for some folks that I love. It seems more productive.

Til next time….