Hypnotized, ignorant, and apathetic is what we call our current diagnosed condition, a disease of amnesia with a side of psychopathy. It is sad to see our society so disconnected from reality, especially when we are constantly connected to fast flowing information. We have allowed ourselves to become ignorant to the truth that is in front of us. The media has been using this ignorance to control our minds as methods of hypnosis to the brains of children and adults alike. We are taught that violence is the means of peace and that it is the only way justice will prevail, we are taught that killing people is as easy as hitting a button on a game controller, and that indifference is what will help us get through our lives. Meanwhile people are fighting real wars on both sides; gunshots and bombs are being heard outside their windows, cities destroyed, blood is being shed for unjust causes, and people just like you and I are dying. It is almost grotesque to imagine we are allowing this to happen while we look the other way and go one with our lives.
“The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness….” a quote from George Carlin exactly summarizes the overlooked facts of our society. It is upsetting to see we are at this point, a point where we have everything yet nothing at the same time. Activism has been at a standstill until recently with the occupy Wall Street protests, which in my opinion has brought hope to humanity. Activism in itself has lead to many great accomplishments and is a great example of perseverance. It shows us that we can be heard and that we can make a difference. It gives us hope that our words can move mountains and that our actions can lead to change and this I feel is the true meaning of our existence. That a single person can make a difference, whether it is small like making someone smile or Grande scale like creating a movement to end war. It shows us that we matter and I feel will make the great difference. This keen sense of change has lived in me and I wish it was in everyone else. To not only benefit oneself but to benefit society. To get students and adults to understand that we are all in this together, that we are all one, and together we can make a change, a change for the better, a change that might save humanity. We shouldn’t just wait for the other to do something or to take action we must take action ourselves and maybe , just maybe we might be able to cure this disease that I call AADD, American Attention deficit disorder.
