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<blockquote data-quote="ScentofCedar" data-source="post: 36089" data-attributes="member: 3353"><p>When I hear that old music, or watch an old movie, I feel that same way. The other side of that though, and I think this is true, is that what we see in those old movies, and what we long for, is a distillation of the sweetest things in those times. While I would agree that we are all running at top speed these days, I think we are healthier, better informed, and more free, than our parents or grandparents were. The thing that makes everything seem so much worse is that we hear about every awful thing instantaneously. We seldom see justice meted out and when it is, it does not seem to fit the crime. Our present moments are filled with commercials which are designed to make us think we need things we don't ~ or, they are designed to scare us half to death about whether we have cancer or body odor or psoriasis. There are days, I swear, when I feel like I had best run right out and have my prostate checked! </p><p></p><p> :smile:</p><p></p><p>Everything seems to have devolved to its own lowest common denominator.</p><p></p><p>But I think it might only seem that way.</p><p></p><p>We no longer believe poverty, mental illness or disease are signs of divine disapproval. We understand now that education is the tool which will enable us all to rise, an we are trying to learn how to instill that value in those who don't realize it yet. We are trying so hard to overcome our prejudices, and to learn how to interact with one another without resorting to stereotypes. </p><p></p><p>It doesn't always seem to be working, but that might be because there is no currency in reporting good news, so we don't hear about the things that came out right ~ and things do come out well a ridiculous amount of the time, when you think about it.</p><p></p><p>We all are drawn to the problem, to the bad things that happen, not so much because of some morbid curiousity, but because we want to understand what the bad thing was and how it happened, so that we can make change.</p><p></p><p>In our own lives, we are happy, I think. </p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScentofCedar, post: 36089, member: 3353"] When I hear that old music, or watch an old movie, I feel that same way. The other side of that though, and I think this is true, is that what we see in those old movies, and what we long for, is a distillation of the sweetest things in those times. While I would agree that we are all running at top speed these days, I think we are healthier, better informed, and more free, than our parents or grandparents were. The thing that makes everything seem so much worse is that we hear about every awful thing instantaneously. We seldom see justice meted out and when it is, it does not seem to fit the crime. Our present moments are filled with commercials which are designed to make us think we need things we don't ~ or, they are designed to scare us half to death about whether we have cancer or body odor or psoriasis. There are days, I swear, when I feel like I had best run right out and have my prostate checked! [img]:smile:[/img] Everything seems to have devolved to its own lowest common denominator. But I think it might only seem that way. We no longer believe poverty, mental illness or disease are signs of divine disapproval. We understand now that education is the tool which will enable us all to rise, an we are trying to learn how to instill that value in those who don't realize it yet. We are trying so hard to overcome our prejudices, and to learn how to interact with one another without resorting to stereotypes. It doesn't always seem to be working, but that might be because there is no currency in reporting good news, so we don't hear about the things that came out right ~ and things do come out well a ridiculous amount of the time, when you think about it. We all are drawn to the problem, to the bad things that happen, not so much because of some morbid curiousity, but because we want to understand what the bad thing was and how it happened, so that we can make change. In our own lives, we are happy, I think. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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