We tell ourselves that we are happy, but truthfully, we have compromised our existence and are getting by, and we aren’t really happy, either. Why is that? As an aside, when you look around and find that everyone else is doing the same thing, you know that much more is going on. And that is certainly true in this case.
Society is always changing, but today the pace of change has dramatically increased, and that leaves some people who don’t handle change very well, out of the loop. Their response is to cling to old ways of being that are fast fading into the sunset. They feel like they are losing their grip on reality. These people grasp for stability amongst chaos.
Eliminating guns in this country, which is not likely to happen, would dramatically reduce the damage, but interestingly, would not solve the underlying problem of which guns are only a symptom.
The concentration of power in corporations and in turn, their domination of the political system, are raising significant questions about one of the pillars of Western society.
Having a job is so ingrained into our society that people don’t even think about having to work. You need money to survive in a capitalist society, and the only way to do that legally is to get a job. But the concept of work is to do someone else’s bidding. And when you choose a job that is closer to your heart, such as a social issues organization, the financial