Screams From the Past

The world around us may only be an interpretation of meanings that we have created our-self, or learned from somebody else. In an age of self-help books and mystery novels one might suspect that the people of the common age have lost something that our predecessors left us. While it is difficult to say that even many of the great authors and figures of our day have not influenced in a good way, something still is lacking in one respect. The idea of original thought has been completely obliterated and left out from the works of modern day civilization. It is not something that is easily said and many people may disagree with this opinion. Believing that there is nothing left to say of importance, that our minds are unable to be cultivated any further is absurd.

The age we live in allows for a great ability to transport the messages of the mind to the farthest corners of the globe. The last century has been nothing but technological breakthrough followed by technological advancement. It would definitely be a sad sight for all of the tools that we have developed to end up going to waste. The mediums which enable humans to express nearly any form of thought through countless facets must mean that somebody has something important to say. Allowing ourselves to be content with the next suspense novel that is going to hit the shelves and then burying our minds in anticipation of what is going to happen next in between is killing part of the soul. These are strong opinions most definitely but they couldn't be further form the truth.

The content filling the frames of our televisions portrays lifestyles in a very black and white way. Yet seeing the good side as it is portrayed in movies and television shows somehow leaves one wondering when they might get there. The luxuries that so many people are unable to afford seem all too common in these very films and shows. Denying the beauty as defined by media is just as silly as the effort people place in achieving their goals. Working to support ones self, or a family is not the subject which people might be concerned about. These types of philosophical questions have been examined throughout the ages only to keep society on the same path. Finding what has gone missing in the modern day is rather the question that people should be asking.

The art which is available just about anywhere has become nothing more than another source of income from the very names which we choose from. Somehow this has diluted the expressions that people have sought to make using whatever means possible. It is not possible to say that even this is always the case, as the world is a much smaller place then it was two hundred years ago, or even fifty years ago. With more people, it only seems logical that more of the inner expressions that people call art has become available. But as we see these shows, or hear these songs, we only are infatuated with the women that we see in the background or the possessions which are strategically placed. Marketing has done a great job and interweaving their products into just about everything that people have become blind to it.

Requiring an effort to take back what once made literature so great, what made film, theater, or even music so awesome and awe inspiring is not like flipping on a light switch. If people never knew what they should be looking for in the first place, they would never see anything wrong. Schools and other institutions of education have done their job at exposing young minds to the great thinkers and artists of the ages. It is possible that they have done so great a job that now people are content enough to say that the groundbreaking ideas are just a part of history.

Those who came before us and wrote the very words that have been coveted and held in esteem may not even see anything wrong with the world today. In fact the world today is probably a much better place then previous times with advancements in medicine, and the overall quality of life much better for a much greater number of people. Again, without knowing what to look for their could not be anything that would appear to be missing. Examining the same schools of thought first coined by the great minds which are found in text books over and over, being dissected, cross-examined and looked at every which way just happens to be what fills peoples times in the present.

There is no questioning as to whether the trumping about with flashy cars expensive jewelery, and the attractive opposite sex has some effect on our mood. This has got to be a good thing, and should be considered so. Without entertainment to entertain us there would be nothing but the precise clockwork to which we accustom our bodies to. With the ability to be politically correct being an exhibit of intellectual ability, it is slowly becoming the only way that people may act. Going against the crimes of ourselves that so many people have lived through always leaves little sympathy to those who try and fall back upon the fractured ideals of the past.

As we hang on to the cliff hangers of last weeks television series we devote out time to finding others who might theorize on just what might happen in next weeks episode. While this is a past time of a persons on choosing, looking back to reflect upon these actions might not leave a person fulfilled with how they are filling their time. Attempting to reconcile a perceived greatness in the past could be an endeavor that would eventually lead nowhere. The ability to merge the past with the present would be a better goal to work towards.

Its amazing to actually see the events that unfold on a day to day basis. People seemed to be easily influenced by the media, although occasionally it is possible to wonder if the media is in-fact doing its job at actually portraying real life. Questioning which way is up may ultimately do nothing but run someone in circles. Avoiding this type of mindset is important but seems to be unavoidable for many.