Proletariat envy and covetousness.
This is what is wrong with society and the people in it. Honestly, society is
wrong with society. It trains the next generation. If everyone had one of those
"wake up moments" and stopped being so arrogant and thought for a
change when teaching the next generation; we might be able to fix it.
Society has failed itself on many
different levels. As far as making this world a little safer for kids, I still
think there's more that could be done to fix it. However, I also think we
should look out for each other more often and not have the attitude that
someone we don't know doesn't matter or doesn't need us. We all need each other
in some form or some way. Yes, we're a bunch of complete strangers walking
around, looking for the same exact things, and staying completely lost is what
we are good at. We're in this world for a reason; we need each other more than
we don't need each other. Cooperation is vital. Many people are turning to the
internet for interaction instead of in person. It is affecting our moods and
moral compass for certain.
Why does one need to own an
expensive car, or hold a bag which is a brand, or endless electronic devices?
In this society most teenagers, or even adults, feel that they are obligated to
own expensive merchandise to “fit in”. It drives me crazy, sometimes, the
things that modern society finds so important -
looks, status, possessions. And even though you don't want to care,
society presses its values on you and measures you by those values every time
you step out of the door.
Do you ever feel like your life is
just passing you by? Like you’re a stranger in a room full of people you know.
That no matter how hard you work, you’ll always fail. Do you know why you feel
this way? This is because society has taught us to hate ourselves. Society has
taught us that no matter what, we will never be good enough, pretty enough, or
skinny enough. You look in the mirror and all you see is something less than
beautiful. Society has made you a shell of your former self. It has taught you
to look down on anyone who isn’t the definition of “beautiful.” But the real
question is, is it “society” to blame, or ourselves? I believe that WE are
society and if we want to make a difference then we have to first change ourselves.
It’s the domino effect.
There's so much wrong in the world
and I wish I could just fix it all up. I look around and all I see are mindless
corpses. I wish all girls thought they were pretty. I wish all boys and men
were gentlemen. I wish imagination wasn't beaten out of every last inspired
soul. I wish people would be open-minded and considerate. I wish everyone could
just agree to disagree and get on with life. I wish I could walk down a street
and not fear for my life. I could go on and on but no matter how many wishes I
write they'll never be reality, and I'm not being negative. I'm being
realistic.
I wish that there was a way I could
escape this society, this monetary system. Unfortunately, I believe it's too
late. I've been trained to play by money's rules, and it seems as if I cannot
escape it. Sometimes, I'd like to just leave and go live in the middle of the
woods with a small community.
“The true measure of a man is how he
treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” Samuel Johnson
Our society has faltered and has lost its
direction; society no longer feels the need to treat our fellow humans with
respect. The recognition of another individual and to treating them with
respect has disappeared with the advent of our cellular society. Treating
others with respect and kindness, such as most do with their friends, is fast
becoming extrinsic as technology progresses. But I still believe that this
society is in our hands, we are making society fail. The people who think they
are too good to talk to others are the some of the people who ruin this
society.
Don’t you notice when you stop at
the red light you see the person walking to have the iPod jammed into their
ears and texting on the phone totally clueless on what is happening around them?
When you go to the gym it is more of a fashion statement than a workout. Women
wear big bumble-bee sunglasses to cover their faces, and men juice their bodies
up sacrificing the years of their life. This is all just to look good... This
society, I believe, tells us to be careless about the smallest things and watch
Jersey Shore or the other pointless show “Keeping up with the Kardashians”.
Instead of keeping up with some celebrity’s life, keep up on your own life and
start noticing what should be done. Don’t just say we should make a difference
and then you just go sit there waiting for something to happen. Get up, and say
“I will now make a difference”. Don’t you guys always complain about how people
nowadays are trend followers? Well if we make a difference, it is most probable
that other people would pitch in too. I feel like I am being surrounded by a
bunch of robots that copy one another and just follow any trend that comes up.
Everything seems to be about
financial success and living a materially gifted life, people are absorbed by
mind-numbing reality shows and being judgmental of those who are different.
Living in this society is like being in prison, only you’re pressed so close to
the bars that you can no longer see them there. This gives the false allure
that you're a part of the world. So we are the people who hold this society,
and we are the ones who shall fix it.
Be the change you wish to see in the
world.
