Today we will focus on in the realm of OVERLOAD. Most people still don’t understand that all things are good for us and all things are bad for us. We must take everything in life with its proper portions. People, though, just don’t understand that concept and just want to take it all in and as fast as they can. Then they wonder why they like millions others around the world; have medical problems, obesity, poor nutrition, migraines, or just poor health. If I sat at a computer 24/7 trying to gather up all information available to me and didn’t get off until I had absorbed it all in, I would be a dead man sitting in front of my computer. We as a society must learn to take information with a certain proportion size, not just give it to me now, now, now. Most people when they want stuff like information, they remind me of a quote in a movie called “What About Bob?”, when Bob says, “gimme, gimme, gimme, I need, I need, I need”. If they would just pace themselves and take everything in small portions, then they would realize that they are full without taking in a ton of information. But your status quo is on how much more you know than anyone else. Nobody wants to seem like the dumb one on a topic, so they try and learn as much as possible until their brain explodes and they have a mental breakdown, and then wonder why it happened. So do we live as mindless zombies that act as though they were a source of all known information on the planet or do we act as people who know how to say “I DON’T KNOW, but I can find out”?
I couldn't agree with you more. It seems like the concept of having a well rounded life is becoming less and less prevalent in this world. There is so much information out there that is constantly being revised that people feel the only way to stay current and on top is to constantly be learning the newest information. Yes, its good to stay with the times, but you must remember not to neglect other aspects of your life.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I read your post, I was reminded of something my grandfather once said.
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I agree with you in that we are always information hungry. We are constantly on Facebook, checking our newsfeed. What are people up to? Who is dating him?! It's crazy. And we just always need more information. The internet has caused this phenomenon. All information on the web is right there at our fingertips. Will we ever slow down? When will we ever have time (or the interest) to stop and smell the flowers again?
I agree very strongly, and so many parents today are just letting their kids sit around on the computer/video games all day long. Then health/mental factors tend to arise and it's an unfortunate, yet very avoidable event that happens to these young kids.
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