I am so disappointed with our society. It seems that everyone and everything is about money and greed. Sometimes I feel like this state of mind is purely an American obsession and that it is not as blown up in other parts of the world. We have selfishly moved away from a simple life, one that involves love and family to a life filled with things, electronics, cash, coins and alot more stress.
So many people I know are developing all types of ailments and mental problems that derive from stress and depression. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colitis, Panic Disorder, and Anxiety on top of being overly medicated to "improve" these situations, we are being taught that meds fix everything. But if we just step back from the pharmacy counter for a second, we will remember that problems are solved when we get to the root of what is causing the stress and anxiety. We can't mask problems at work or home, issues with death and debt with a prescription from a doctor's office and then expect to be cured. Once the medication stops the problems are still there and the same symptoms come back: heart beating too fast, sweat beads forming, difficulty breathing, stomach tightening, room spinning....
Is it all worth it? The demanding job, the rat race for money and power? Is it worth the mental wear and tear on our bodies and mind? What is it exactly that we are getting out of this type of existence? We put our loved ones on hold; we miss our children growing up just so we can slave to death, collect a paycheck and make ourselves sick with stress in the process. Not everyone wants to live this American life so maybe it is time that we reform our culture or perhaps maybe we should just find a new one?
Hierarchy has been around since the beginning of time and yet we still haven't figured out that money and power does NOT make the man!
