Dragged By Ignorance

“I like Hugo Chavez because he hates bush, and I hate Bush.” These were the words that ruined my day.

Is it possible than one little comment can ruin your peaceful mood? Well if it is an ignorant and superficial comment, it can.

As a reader you might think I am over reacting, I must tell you I’m not. It’s not just the comment; it is the people that say it. Just because they have everything in life, it doesn’t mean they can go saying inappropriate comments that reflect their superficiality. This might be a despicable appreciation, but why is there a space in this world for people that shallow? Isn’t it enough that our world is torn apart? Come on people, there are children dying of famine, human rights are constantly violated, there is a climate crisis, wars, etc. There is just no more room to deal with people who are more interested in texting a friend about the latest gossip.

I really thought humans had something animals didn’t: reason. I am not denying most of us have it, but some others lack of it. Maybe they misuse it, but it seems as if they did not even know what it was.

If you don’t agree with me, don’t worry I can give you an example: you go outside to hangout with your friends. Everything is going as you planned, until you see children begging on the streets, Chavez inventing excuses to create war, Uribe wanting reelection and many other problems that despise you. But what really vexes you is, the annoying person who is in front of you that whines because he/she is fat, that complains because the taxes are too high when they just bought a Porsche, or simply that criticize someone because they are not wearing Abercrombie.  Every single day there is breaking news about another crisis in our country and we have to deal with these comments or complaints? They are simply making our world worse than it is.

I think if we thought less about ourselves and actually concentrate in what is happening today, we could really avoid all this drama. We could actually support our society, which is overwhelmed with violence and negativity.

I am just saying that some people do want to make a difference. They don’t want to be dragged by today’s world that is based on superficiality, materialism and ignorance.

Its your choice, which path will you take?