We are all people, with our own daily worries, loves, laughs, tears, sad and happy things, struggles. The past decades our eyes have been more shut to the ones around us. This society has changed and not always for the better..
24/7 TV, social media, influential or not, push messages. We suffer from a serious case of infobesity, in your face coverage round the clock. Combined with the need to be recognized, to be heard. My niece puts even message on FB when she goes for a smoke or to let the world know the cat has farted 25 times, in the morning only.
Today's technology is modern days Pandora's Box. Everything can be seen and more important said. Wishing each other ill or worse, encouraging others to hate a different opinion or way of life. All in anonymity and under the umbrella of free speech of course. Use words on live tv that were beeped out a couple of years ago.
I am far from a saint myself, but we are so influenced by what we see and hear, that we fail to see the division and pressure it creates in our society. Individuality, more and more anger towards each other and ourselves and often we don't even know why. That has nothing to do with whatever political style you hang on to, nothing to do with being liberal, conservative or whatever color you hang on to. It has to do with us, the core being that we carry inside us.
And even though that lid on this modern Pandora's Box can not be closed ever, maybe there is still time to reflect and try to return to a society where respect for each other is key again. Live and let live, as naive as that may sound. Return to a level where we get back from being managed like AI robots to trusting our own instincts and feel for humanity again.
The responsibility lies in our hands, our mindset, our norms and values, how we treat each other, online and in our daily lives. As long as we do not regain respect for and belief in each other, things will only get worse.
The question is whether we have not strayed to far into a world where power, violence and money determine our behavior. You can argue that of course, but I for one have never been one to throw the towel. I like to believe is still more good than bad in this world and if I can contribute to increase that balance in my own circle of influence, I will gladly do so. Believe in yourself and others. Everyone wins.
We are the ones that not only determine the limit, we are that limit.
Just my long two cents thought for this Sunday..