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I am at a place in my life where there is much that doesn’t much that doesn’t make sense, that bothers me to an immense extent and very much takes over my mind much of the time. I am learning slowly to cope with it, to be steadfast and continuing to be who I want to be, or at least progressing toward that point of being, because a large part of me knows all to well that I can’t expect to ever be exactly what I wish to be in my mind.
I spent a very long time alone today, except at work covering a friend’s shift for him. I am not making money anymore. The corporate attitude under which I am employed is disgusting; it is completely geared toward nothing more than making money and keeping a massive corporation afloat. I don’t think that there is much consideration for the individual any more. None of the people that I work with have ever received any sort of raise in the (for some) years that they have worked there, and the only reason that they haven’t left yet is because it is so very hard to find a job in the first place. Any job that you get is hard to get, and because they know that you will not give up the opportunity, the companies feel as though they can treat you how ever they like. In fact, it would not be far to say that because of the way things are, they very much have the right to, though whether or not this is to the advantage of those that work under them is completely in their hands. It is disgusting to me to think that we have become such a culture founded on greed and ownership that we are not considerate to one another anymore. We feel entitled to everything we earn… and this is not true. One works for the betterment of the world, not the disintegration of society inherent because of everyones putrescent avarice.
I get so riled up about it all the time. The other day someone was talking about animal rights, and that they need to be fought for. I agreed with that, but they argued as though that was the only thing that mattered. Yes, it is an important issue, but it’s the lack of consideration that has become ingrained in us that creates that numbness. One can say to change one part of society a little bit at a time, but I don’t think that it’s enough. Don’t just reform the health care system, or the public school system. Reform PEOPLE.
Of course, I have no idea how to do that. I am afraid that people may be too lost. What do you think?
Saturday, March 27th 2010 12:39am