Life Back In The Year 2010.

by Steven on December 2, 2009 · No Comments

life back in year 2010 (An essay written in a not-too-distant-future).

Back then, when a guy walked past a cute girl in the street, he would rarely give her a smile.

And the girl, despite knowing that the guy was walking towards her, would choose to look straight ahead.

She would choose not to acknowledge him.

The guy and the girl would walk past each other, refusing to express their true feelings.

Choosing to play it safe. Choosing to put up an act instead.

Is it any wonder that people had trouble meeting back then?

Back then, people would rely on contexts to give them permission to meet one another.

They would pay money to go “speed-dating”.

And yet, on the way to the “speed-dating”, they would walk past 10 attractive people of the opposite sex, who they felt attracted to.

And yet, they felt like they weren’t allowed to start a conversation with those people.

Is it any wonder that people felt alone back then?

Back then, people would marry, thinking that the marriage would bring happiness.

Essentially, they would make their partner responsible for bringing happiness into their life.

The departure point for relationships back then was “I’m not that happy. But when I find the right person to marry, I’ll be happy.”

They were in relationships of neediness, rather than gifting.

is it any wonder that there was so much divorce back then?

Back then, people were led to believe that accumulating assets led to life satisfaction.

Consequently, people would study for, and enter jobs, they didn’t particularly enjoy doing.

But those jobs promised high earning potential. And sometimes status. People would dedicate their lives to these jobs, to “get ahead”. To make money.

And then they would spend their money on assets. Assets which would give a temporary feeling of “Yea!”, followed by hollowness and desire of more assets.

Is it any wonder that people back then felt unfulfilled?

Back then, people … no – states, countries, CONTINENTS, would make it their mission to build economic prosperity. To PRODUCE M-O-R-E S-T-U-F-F.

They believed that acquiring MORE STUFF would translate to a better quality of life, and more happiness.

Is it any wonder that the planet was so polluted back then?

Back then, people began to ask questions.

They asked:

Is life really all about eating, drinking, fucking, smoking, spending, sleeping, waking, taking holidays, buying, ipod apps, being stylish, being liked, being pretty, being a hippie, being a CEO, being a model, being a PUA, being a … whatever.

Is becoming “something” the answer? Is being in whatever state of higher being the answer? Or are those merely clues to the answer?

What is the answer? And which part of you is asking the question? And why?

Steven