But, you can find all this stuff out there on the internet and most of it is the same, half-baked Eastern stuff you'd come to expect. In fact, here's the first one I came across on Google. I’m not looking to bash that, if it works for you. I can only say no matter how much I read about meditation and Zen, it never seems to alter the real problem. I won't say they don’t help, but then again, so does medication, binge-watching TV shows, and drinking. It’s not the solution to the bigger problem, it’s avoiding the problem.
The term for whatever my generation is supposed to be was taken from the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland, who wasn't exactly thrilled that it became the common name for a group of people. I’m citing quotes from Wikipedia here, so they must be right. Coupland felt that people his age were being misclassified as members of the Baby Boomer generation. “This is going to sound heretical coming from me, but I don't think there is a Generation X. What I think a lot of people mistake for this thing that might be Generation X is just the acknowledgment that there exists some other group of people whatever, whoever they might be, younger than, say, Jane Fonda's baby boom.”
Considering that, I don't think there is much difference
between the post Boomer generation(s), mainly, because we don’t think of ourselves
as different. Well, not all of us. I do, but I'm judgmental. I mean, its sad when a song like "I Kissed a Girl" can be shocking chart hit and then ... 10 years later, still become a shocking chart hit and no one notices. If there is a difference between generations, music might be the answer. Music used to matter to people. Now, I don't think people have the time to pay attention. It's just something "user friendly." My neighbors moronically sad musical selections played at full volume indicate a workout is in progress. Nothing more.
Since the advent of the iPhone (or more
generically, the Smartphone), we've become a culture or distracted kittens,
batting at a shinny thing because it’s there.
Peace and quiet come at some price that isn't even known (maybe the
defunct before it happened “bitcoins”) and certainly not payable. Well, for the most part. It is easy to be distracted by these gadgets
that seem to provide so much at your fingertips, including increasingly poor eyesight.
Believe me, I’m not against technology,
but we've lost touch with reality. I've
actually had people on Facebook criticize me for not being on Facebook enough (i.e.,
I'm anti-social. WTF?)
So, as I begin my journey into this blog, I want to call your attention to something. A request ... TRY to be bored a few times a day. It adds flavour to life. It helps you understand more. Meditate: try turning off everything, sit alone, relax every muscle ... if you fall asleep, you are doing way too much.
