"A Moment Of Clarity"

We all wake up to this uneasy interpretation called life. Some look for every answer to every question, every small detail in the intricate step. We subconsciously want to know the future but really don't. We think we know what's best for us. What's best for the choices we making in life thus far or what's best, in general. We have programmed ourselves to think we are professional self teachers and life is the instructor. This is what I call "factual opinions".

The bible says "He that think he knows when he doesn't, he deceives his own self". Born into a world or deception and practicing the continued beginning, we unknowingly do it to ourselves. Sometimes we believe the outcome now will be the same outcome as before so we lean on the "settling" way of emotion and life. We settle for not being the best, just good enough. We settle for not being that person for someone, just that thang on the side. We settle for not being financially stable, but we look good. One would argue that this is not settling but in fact, being content. Being content comes when what you would have liked to be accomplished, is accomplished.

We have heard time and time again that we are in this "microwave society". Meaning, we like things right then and there. Preparing the generation of ourselves and after us to live life with thin patience or absolutely non at all. We can't wait for things anymore. Statistics show that since 2000 we have had a large increase in mental instability. People can't make decisions on their own and when they do, that decision is second guessed. Statistics also show that since 2000, the amount of sexual encounters by the "average female" have increased by 4 partners extra a year. That number is now at 8 sexual partners a year. Is this because we can't make a solid decision and stick with it or is it because we like the idea of just doing what we want and think consequences don't exist. Think about this.

Remember back before they had all the "modern medicine" and cures for different things. Remember back when they didn't have seat belts or airbags in cars. Remember back when they didn't have all these electronics. They made life work for them with what they had, the best way they could. Mildly educated but very intelligent and experienced. We will never face what they faced, but we see what they have seen....just in a different form. When u think about all the things that the people before us didn't have, do u think we have it easier or harder. I personally think we have it easy, but we make it as hard as possible.

Example

Pam is 57 now and have 3 kids. One is 24, the other is 20 and the youngest is 18. When Pam was raised, she didn't own a car until her late 20's and didn't move into a house until her mid 30's. As a kid she didn't have many clothes, nice shoes or even much food sometimes. She endured what we would call poverty. Through her experiences, she wanted to create a better life for her kids and their kids. She sacrificed much to make sure she provided for her kids. The 24 year old on the other hand, lived most of his life in a house. He had a car at 16 and had all the name brand clothes he wanted. Even with all this he had, he still wanted to "sell dope". Financially he needed no parts of this obviously but this was clearly a "decision" he made. It wasn't a choice, a choice requires conflict of thoughts or something of the sort. He ends up getting caught with drugs on him and get 7 months in jail. You see, this takes me back to what I stated earlier. We have it easier but we make it harder.

You don't have to be take this particular scenario and apply it. Maybe taking drugs is your drug, maybe sex is your drug, maybe money is your drug. Regardless of what it is, ask yourself why? Life is about progression and is we have the opportunity to be better....why not?