When I was a child I was a little hyperactive and I would be into everything. My mother worked and when the baby sitter was taking care of us, I could get lost very easily. I'd wander off and play with my GI Joes in the mud puddles and things such as that. That is how my passion for sports came to be. My grandmother figured out, when I was four years old, that I would sit still and be mesmerized watching football, basketball, or baseball and I wouldn't be into everything while the games were on.
I always had this passion and even participated in some sports until we moved to Conover when I was twelve years old, but that is another story. I still loved watching sports and I was obsessed with the statistics and the who's who of it all. Although my love of all things sports has waned over the years, I still love professional football. I watch several hours of football during the 26 weeks the seasons lasts.
Now that football season will be over tonight, I can turn my passion towards other pursuits. It is time to start sowing seeds that will reap tangible benefits. It is time to start laying the groundwork towards a better future. In these tumultuous times, we will reap what we sow and if we don't lay that foundation, then we will continue to be mired in this dust bowl.
Folks, I know that I have a great deal to do with my failures. I chased trivial pursuits and I was not intellectually nimble. In the age of exponential change that is upon us, you have to be able to adapt to circumstances quickly. We all need diversions from time to time to refresh our minds, but we cannot allow these diversions to consume our lives. I am awake now. I am alert.
I know that most of the people that have visited this website stand together with me in this consciousness; to that I say Thank God. We can't afford for people to remain as lost as they are. I see all of the dependency issues and other craziness that is ripping our society apart. This is the reality of so many people. All of the denial and lost potential contributes greatly to the hemorrhaging of our economy.
People have to change. They have to gain some perspective. I watched Mark Dice on YouTube where he is talking about people boycotting the Super Bowl. He is controversial, but he does make some valid points here; and listen to the studio sportsguy brainiac. When Mark Dice says, "turn the television off and read a book," the sportsguy arrogantly shouts "I disagree!!!" Does that not sound stupid. Listen to how the sportsguy lambasts reading a book. If the sportsguy says people do need to read, but you can take a 4 hour break and watch the Super Bowl, then that is acceptable.
Stupid has become the new smart. How many times do we hear the statement, "The less I know, the better off I am." Our society has been led towards ignorance and stupidity. The general population has been fed garbage on the TV until they aren't intellectually curious about anything. Anyone who questions the standard message or propaganda is looked upon with disfavor. Think about all of the cover-ups that have been exposed in the past. If those few people had not stepped out of their comfort zone and questioned the status-quo opinion, then we would have never found out the truth.
I don't think the Super Bowl is the problem. Last year (2009) 98.7 million people watched the Super Bowl. In a nation of 300 million+ people, that means that only 1 out of 3 people watched the game. In 2008, nearly 120 million people voted in the Presidential election. That shows you that a great many people in this country aren't going to care, no matter what the subject matter is. To me, ambivalence seems more of an issue in this nation than distractions. You can't really pinpoint any cultural issues that the majority of Americans are interested in. The only general interest seems to be disinterest. People just don't seem to care about anything.
To finish this commentary, I would hope that you understand that we, the caring, are going to have to pick up the slack for the general population. In doing so, we have to be bold and let the truth out, even when we know the message won't be popular. Do not be afraid to be condemned. This is not a popularity contest. If your convictions are from the heart, then in the end you will be justly rewarded. The truth will set you free.
Let's wake up and wake some people up.
