I could leave it at that; actually, I cannot. My thoughts, emotions, and reasons as to why I feel this way are possibly reciprocated, mirrored or denied by those of others. All are equally valid in the minds of the thinkers - or not thinkers - and I will do my best to explain mine to readers of this blog, ever grateful that you do take the time to read it. Perhaps worth the traditional penny for a thought or maybe not, but ...
Yesterday I came across two new phrases to add to my lexicon. “Brain rot,” selected as the word of the year, as chosen by Oxford Languages, publishers the Oxford Dictionary, is defined as “The supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, particularly stemming from over consumption of trivial online content.” (Woo! That could hit home.) Proof of the pudding is out there for the taking. How quickly these new words, phrases and meanings infiltrate the lexicon of the world. How trite they quickly become, overused, denied and/or discarded in the newly fashionable contest of word meaning perversion. Perhaps it is a necessity today to be extra careful with our words even as we actually have become more careless, not paying attention to the 'new' meaning and import they present - or maybe we are paying attention and are on purpose, harm intended, making usage of the new definitions aimed just so at the intended targets. Brain rot in fact and deed.
The world today is a mean one and consumes all it can; hence, the rather logical presentation of the phrase (and the truth of our time) which meshes intimately with brain rot - social contagion. That occurs almost on a daily basis as trends and fads swirl quickly into exponential numbers and affect. Most fade as quickly as they were born, but those which retain a vigorous life are the contributors to "social contagion", the 'catching' of nastiness, of hate, of all that is negative and determinedly harmful to others, even to the purveyors. Contagion implies infection and too many fallen victims and spewers of the awful social infection of its viruses of hate and stupidity, and voila! Social contagion. An ugliness laid bare. Its contents and imports so contagious that fighting it is an uphill battle with many setbacks. World, I present you to yourself.
It is within, by, and through this world that my opinions and decisions have been made. This is a world cruel and demanding much of its negligent caretakers and its inhabitants are too often suppressors of truth and beauty and love in the name of amassed power and wealth. It is a population motivated mainly by fear and by greed, selfishness and careless thought. Bad enough when people of little common sense or knowledge, people of no culture nor humanity rise to the top as the chief scum of said environment. Far worse occurs when others who know better, who are generally better, fall prey to the magnetism and machinations of the purveyors of Evil and then either stand by perhaps helpless, perhaps intentionally so, and/or actually aid in the growth of power for the inept, the inefficient, the corrupt. Yes, harsh, but if that proverbial shoe fits, we tend to march in it for too long a time. And do it so well!
The rather lengthy, but necessary introduction has made further posting(s) a must, at least for me and I reiterate, these are the foundations of my decisions, mine alone as presented on this blog. You can like or not like them. You can hate them. They might leave you puzzled or disgruntled. Disappointed or angry. Or, in the best of worlds, in full agreement. Hopefully, not indifferent.
People have called me ignorant, behind the times. Or prescient, knowledgeable and intuitive. (I hope far more of the latter.). I have been told I am pessimistic, probably so, but this is what I have learned from the world and the people living upon it. More important has been greatly resisted emotions and decisions which actually pain me. Some of them rip at my very core. Others might appear to be contradictory. Over and above all, perhaps about time, my rather thick and stubborn skull has been breached.
This infiltration has caused me great pain. It is difficult to let go at least to a degree of some precepts and concepts I once thought invincible, impermeable, eternal truths. Yet that is not so. I now understand and admit that there is truth in the thought that no cause, NO CAUSE, is blameless, 100 % perfect. Not in dreams and conceptions nor in actualizations and realizations. Achieving perfection or as close to it as we can is a necessity, but also an impossibility. Man is imperfect.; hence anything arising from imperfect man must have a flaw, an imperfection within, hidden or glaringly obvious. Trust me, these insights are harsh and cruel, extremely uncomfortable, hitting at long held and cherished beliefs.
Most people tend to stick to one side or the other, but I feel a necessity, a burning within me, at least to find a way to mesh my beliefs, to take from all and grow clearer, more comfortable 'soulwise' decisions, allowing myself to breathe free again.
Before I end today's posting, know that I will continue tomorrow until my thoughts are clearer in my mind, to me and you. Nor are they immutable, for change is always possible and ever a source of hope.
For those of you who think I have lost my marbles, no, I still retain most of them. I think. I hope.
I have not become a robotic loyalist follower of Trump and Trumpism, (UGH- anathema to my soul), finding only one thing within his awfulness to agree with (and time will tell the truth of that).
Nor have I abandoned Israel, my eternal home and the inheritance of my people. A home of mine well on the way to becoming a reality. At last.
Hang in there with me on this journey,
See ya' tomorrow.
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