Whenever I watch the news I know that there is something wrong with the reality I am forced to accept. I know that there is something wrong with the way the majority of people see the world. There is lack of positivity everywhere and a sense of fear, incapability and discouragement that I cannot justify.
Has this ever happened to you? You wake up feeling worn out and tired and you still remember all the bad news you got to hear by the media the day before: the deaths, the accidents, the financial crisis, the president involved in the scandal with prostitutes, the poor abandoned child born with no eyes, the woman who got raped in her own house. You want to think positive, you want to thrive in your life but you keep thinking that the world itself is not a pleasant place to live. People are not trustworthy, the global economy does not promote abundance and the government is doing its best to let you down. That TV reporter was rude, that TV presenter was exaggerating and that news title seemed way too mean and prejudiced.
Well let me just say that: “We see in the world what we carry in our hearts” (thank you Johann Wolfgang Goethe!). The media, the government, the stock-market, the serial-killer, all reflect the current state of our hearts. It's not just THEIR FAULT you're sad. You're sad because you choose to be a bystander in all this.
Most of the times, we blame the media for our depression and state of misery but we keep watching the news and buying the "evil" morning papers. We hate the feeling of resentment but we refuse to fight back. In other words, we want to change the world but we procrastinate on attempting to do it. We want happiness but we complain instead of being grateful. We want people to treat us right but we treat them badly. We want more friends but we never approach strangers. We want adventure but we never take risks. We want a stress-free environment but we never organize our lives. We want more money but: “Hey the stock-market is up and down at the moment, it’s not my fault it’s not happening.” More importantly, we want to be ethical but we keep molesting our souls.
Most of the times, we blame the media for our depression and state of misery but we keep watching the news and buying the "evil" morning papers. We hate the feeling of resentment but we refuse to fight back. In other words, we want to change the world but we procrastinate on attempting to do it. We want happiness but we complain instead of being grateful. We want people to treat us right but we treat them badly. We want more friends but we never approach strangers. We want adventure but we never take risks. We want a stress-free environment but we never organize our lives. We want more money but: “Hey the stock-market is up and down at the moment, it’s not my fault it’s not happening.” More importantly, we want to be ethical but we keep molesting our souls.
I strongly believe that humankind can be good news too but we have to start with ourselves in order to notice it. If the news are bringing you down, then turn the TV off. As simple as that. The current state of affairs in this world is not all tears and destruction. It's also love, and faith and gratitude and peace. If you only focus on the way the media or the government present the world then you deprive yourself of the right to have an opinion.
Were you born merely to suffer and be a contemplator of disaster? Where exactly is it relevant in your life that certain people or groups to people choose to look at life the negative way? Whenever you feel anger about things other people chose to do, don’t forget – right at that moment – to take a minute and think whether you being a person you are proud of. Media reports are there to be read but if all you're going to do is simply feel sad and do nothing about it, what's the point? Similarly, laws and regulations are there to be followed but if the ones who have a duty to follow them are ready to break them, they become void. More legislation, more bad news, more useless information but NO ACTION simply adds to melancholy and sadness.
Free yourself of the government's opinion. Free yourself of the media's view. Clear your heart, take good action, love your self and dare to wish for a world full of happiness.
Were you born merely to suffer and be a contemplator of disaster? Where exactly is it relevant in your life that certain people or groups to people choose to look at life the negative way? Whenever you feel anger about things other people chose to do, don’t forget – right at that moment – to take a minute and think whether you being a person you are proud of. Media reports are there to be read but if all you're going to do is simply feel sad and do nothing about it, what's the point? Similarly, laws and regulations are there to be followed but if the ones who have a duty to follow them are ready to break them, they become void. More legislation, more bad news, more useless information but NO ACTION simply adds to melancholy and sadness.
Free yourself of the government's opinion. Free yourself of the media's view. Clear your heart, take good action, love your self and dare to wish for a world full of happiness.
Steve Jobs was a very wise man:
“When you're young, you look at television and think, There's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That's a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It's the truth.”
Love and marvel,
E.
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