Friday, September 23, 2005
Friday Sept. 23, 2005 - Year 3, Day 186 - free thought
-1C will hasten the pace of leaves falling – view through the trees improves daily; Gusta found frost/ice on sprinklered lawns fascinating
when I see little kids get together – as we all did once – they play without toys, they invent games, they find ways to communicate & accomplish things without software, without experience, without limitations; just uninhibited free thought
papers, TV & conversation rife with panic over oil prices, devastation of hurricanes & strife close to home makes the tsunami seem like a distant memory; both in time & magnitude . . though likely not
are we living in a better world today or one headed for the scrap-heap; will our acute dependency on increasingly expensive oil & gas make us smarter about conservation, alternative fuels & just plain alternative ways to live, work & play ?
I don’t mean to make light of anyone’s plight [Joe, I hope your family is safe], but seeing evacuations & rescues on TV underscores in such a huge way that we live in a world of herd mentality; to be part of a herd . . to be herded . . envelopes us; we ALL do it in so many ways we lose sight of where the world of marketing ends & our rights to choose & think for ourselves begins
having original or free thought is tough; we are bombarded by media – overwhelmed actually as we are ‘spun’ like fine yarn by political & media machines
we live in a world that should be more about free thinking & open exchange of ideas than whether we have the CORRECT backpack, sixpack or mascara
what we have, it seems to me, is what we’ve paid for:
The herd follows Microsoft; while free thinkers go linux
The herd drive SUV’s; free thinkers bike & kayak & buy hybrids
The herd eat fast food; free thinkers buy organic & grow things
The herd believe what they read & watch; free thinkers talk to people & are usually found on the front lines of something
in a world where free thought should be everyone’s daily right, it would be nice to see some
certainly while thought is free, acting on thoughts is not necessarily inexpensive
as yourself this: how much free thinking did you do yesterday ? . . the day before ? the day before that ?
imagine how easily we could change the meaning of TGIF with a few uninhibited free thoughts
imagine, instead of millions spent on advertising - if merchants actually had knowledgeable sales staff to offer product knowledge & make an effort to ‘sell me’ – what a refreshing change that might be
if you have a free thought every day, good for you; then try having 2
if not, start with 1
Mark
when I see little kids get together – as we all did once – they play without toys, they invent games, they find ways to communicate & accomplish things without software, without experience, without limitations; just uninhibited free thought
papers, TV & conversation rife with panic over oil prices, devastation of hurricanes & strife close to home makes the tsunami seem like a distant memory; both in time & magnitude . . though likely not
are we living in a better world today or one headed for the scrap-heap; will our acute dependency on increasingly expensive oil & gas make us smarter about conservation, alternative fuels & just plain alternative ways to live, work & play ?
I don’t mean to make light of anyone’s plight [Joe, I hope your family is safe], but seeing evacuations & rescues on TV underscores in such a huge way that we live in a world of herd mentality; to be part of a herd . . to be herded . . envelopes us; we ALL do it in so many ways we lose sight of where the world of marketing ends & our rights to choose & think for ourselves begins
having original or free thought is tough; we are bombarded by media – overwhelmed actually as we are ‘spun’ like fine yarn by political & media machines
we live in a world that should be more about free thinking & open exchange of ideas than whether we have the CORRECT backpack, sixpack or mascara
what we have, it seems to me, is what we’ve paid for:
The herd follows Microsoft; while free thinkers go linux
The herd drive SUV’s; free thinkers bike & kayak & buy hybrids
The herd eat fast food; free thinkers buy organic & grow things
The herd believe what they read & watch; free thinkers talk to people & are usually found on the front lines of something
in a world where free thought should be everyone’s daily right, it would be nice to see some
certainly while thought is free, acting on thoughts is not necessarily inexpensive
as yourself this: how much free thinking did you do yesterday ? . . the day before ? the day before that ?
imagine how easily we could change the meaning of TGIF with a few uninhibited free thoughts
imagine, instead of millions spent on advertising - if merchants actually had knowledgeable sales staff to offer product knowledge & make an effort to ‘sell me’ – what a refreshing change that might be
if you have a free thought every day, good for you; then try having 2
if not, start with 1
Mark
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