Here I am doing the exact same thing as these people.... We are a culture, a people who don't know each other. And we have no desire to know each other- why would we? We don't need each other to keep us company when we have our devices. We have things to keep us entertained. In the past there were books, magazines, newspapers. At least then we had people who wanted to know about the world and it's people.... I'm not saying what people do on their devices isn't worth while. It's just that we seem so content with being alone. Don't we understand that a screen can't love us back? People are friendly enough. And I don't actually know what it was like in the 50s... I assume it would be more vibrant. But perhaps not. I assume there would be more contentment. Less desiring, because there was simply less to desire. There was less exposure, we knew less. Time stood still longer. We're moving so quickly these days. It takes a day to travel across the world. A single day, and you could be anywhere on earth. We are magical. Our technology has enabled us to do amazing things. The people who get to utilize this technology are without, still. They reap the benefits of someone else's hard work and intelligence... But we need all levels of human intelligence, if all humans were geniuses, we'd be in trouble. We need lack of interest in higher knowledge, we need contentment in life's simple pleasures, we need those who only reap benefits. If we didn't have these people, we wouldn't have a working economy. Those who are with knowledge and great intelligence are too, without, in a different way. Perhaps they are without things some may consider necessary for happiness. We all have a broad spectrum of talents and gifts. We all have different passions and wills. This is what makes life so wonderful. Our differences. For if we did not have differences, we would not grow. As we grow and learn from each other, although we share so many differences in possibly every aspect of our lives, we begin to understand and put more weight on the fact that we have so much in common. For if we know each other's strengths and weaknesses, and we know we are all striving for the same end goal, we can work together to do amazing things. We want to imagine, to create, to innovate, to inspire. We want to serve, feel grateful, love, and be loved. If we wanted all these things for ourselves and for others, the world would be a better place.
