Wednesday 29 February 2012

Not so bad

It occurred to me the other day (I am a little slow on these things sometimes) that we have been raised from the start to believe that this world is a good place to be and that everything will always work out for the best at some point - we just have to get through all these temporary setbacks.

Our lives are meant to be simplistically happy ones.  Work hard at school and then get qualifications, a good job, money for the trinkets, nights out and holidays.  Funny programmes on the TV.  Interesting programmes on the TV.  Addictive programmes on the TV.  Celebrities everywhere just bursting to entertain or shock you. 

Serious analysis of unimportant topics in the newspapers and on the TV.  In-depth discussions on the radio or TV.  Magazines to inform you of the latest trinkets you can save up for, places you can visit, what the celebrities are up to. TV programmes to tell you all about the latest trinkets, places and celebrities.

All nonsense.

The world, this world, is not a nice place.

We have been deceived since the day we were born and continue to be deceived everywhere, all the time - it really is virtually non-stop and the biggest factor in all of this is that the people we encounter everyday in our lives are almost all, unwittingly, part of the deception.  They tell you or advise you what TV programmes to watch, magazines to read, celebrities to follow etc.

All distraction, all deception, all nonsense.


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