Showing posts with label Jared Diamond. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jared Diamond. Show all posts

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Over the crazy wave. . .

Today has been a strange day. For about 24 hours I have been feeling this extreme distress and bad taste in my mouth about life and existence here in planet USA LA. The below blog posts confirm this mental state that I had found myself in. A few things kind of contributed to this bewilderment. The main one talking to a friend of mine who got back from Somalia and hearing about how existence was there compared to here. She said people believe all these amazing myths of the overall comfort and ease that we exist in. Sure we’ve got some cool stuff and we have lots of things to do but, I think our souls are getting a little jacked up.

Like kids over there growing up in villages without electricity or phones asking about 50 cent? What’s up with that? That’s how we’re viewed out there. . .50’s cool but, really? He’s able to transcend to this level that reaches people’s consciousness and they’ve never heard his music. Just the idea of him is able to go to the deepest reaches of the world. That’s the power the United States has. But, on the flip side have you seen T.V. lately? Because, of the writers strike everything is reality T.V. or stupid game shows. It wasn’t very different before. It pains me to watch this shit. It feels like such a waste and distraction and it’s sad that other people in this world want to aspire to this level civilization. Jared Diamond wrote a great article that spells out what’s going on.

Here’s what I say. Let’s start checking ourselves into reality. Turn off some lights. Don’t check email from 9pm to 7am. Hang out with our friends. Read books, climb mountains all that shit. I know we all do that in our own ways but, it just feels like it needs to be said so hopefully it’ll be done more often. The revolution needs to occur in our consciousness and then it will spread to our actions. What revolution? The revolution that’s going to need to happen or this world is fucked! Read article above and watch Al Gore's movie.

I realized today that collective consciousness of this world moves in waves. I think all that energy from Pakistan, Kenya, Turkey, Iraq, and everywhere else hit the Los Angeles region around 10:30am yesterday. My blog homey Employee, was feeling this maybe a lot of you were. .. the waves have finally moved on. . we’re on those little humps now.

I’m glad I felt overwhelming emotions, anxiety, and confusion. . .Sure it's intense and isn't for everyone. That's what makes me who I am. . . For me it means that I’m not totally invested in this shit. I can go write poems now and do all kinds of other things I find beautiful. . .it feels good. . .I don't know what it is but, I've been feeling this energy a lot recently and it feels like something new in my life or that I'm starting to see this world with new eyes. ..


Much love.