Saturday 11 January 2014
Just one more thing........: Too Wired or just Plain Tired
Just one more thing........: Too Wired or just Plain Tired: To anyone that bothers to read this, Happy New Year!! I know it’s been a while since I wrote... sorry let me rephrase, since I had a ra...
Too Wired or just Plain Tired
To
anyone that bothers to read this, Happy New Year!!
I
know it’s been a while since I wrote... sorry let me rephrase, since I had a
rant!!! I
could make all sorts of excuses but, the main reason has been time and if I’m
being totally honest, the past year has, at times, left me feeling somewhat
overwhelmed by the rapidly increasing bombardment of social media and the endless
drivel of useless information that seems to find its way into what these days
is referred to as “the news”!
During
2013 this persistent noise of information, opinion, statement, narcissism,
egotism, call it what you will, started to leave me feeling apathetic towards
all sorts of causes; some of which genuinely deserved my time. This realisation
has given me cause for concern, because for a long time I have taken a very dim
view of apathy, citing it as a major catalyst in the demise of our society. Not
that I don’t think it’s occasionally good to take a step back, listen and observe
the world around us. I do believe however that we all have a duty to point out
and act when we encounter something that is genuinely wrong. There are far too
many examples from the history of mankind where good people have stood by and
watched while large scale injustice has been allowed to prevail. Then
afterwards the world always asks the question “How did it come to this?”. I understand, it’s not always possible
to act in a practical way, but we can still speak! We have a voice and we
should use it.
So,
in 2014, how do I prevent myself from becoming overwhelmed and apathetic once
more? Simple, I have decided to prioritise the way I use information. While it
is not always possible to completely control what information I may encounter,
I can certainly decide what I take in and how I intend to use it. I am going to
try and use my time more wisely when it comes to choosing which causes to
contribute to or comment about. Anything I decide to dedicate my time to must
be worthwhile and useful, not just to me, but others too. After all a wise man
once said:
Nelson Mandela
Just one more thing... I found it rather amusing this week
to hear that there is currently a major debate over who has the right to claim
territory on the moon. Some lessons are never learned!
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