Into The Darkness (11.12.2008)

This is an old article I wrote for a class I took on composition. I still love this, even though it's obviously years later, haha.

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Many times I ask myself questions that I should probably be able to answer on a normal day's basis, and then wonder why I've asked myself such silly things. But it seems like the others around me have increasingly become as easily distracted. Now, I won't claim that my friends are highly intellectual, but even for the densest of my friends, this is an alarming sight. I've come to ask myself daily why this is happening. Even at work, my bosses, the most focused people I've ever met, have become distracted by the smaller things.

I've speculated, though, that the way the media is portraying our economic situation has left some of us with a fear of what may come, though in truth, we hardly know half the story of what's truly going on. Perhaps some realize this, and stress over the fact that they don't honestly know how bad things really are, yet they don't want to. I ask, is this fair? Is it right that the government hides so much from us?

In a way, it really is. Things like the stock market, for example. Many people don't understand exactly how it works, therefore they talk as little about it as they truly can. They try to keep our minds on smaller things, like murders and robberies. Not that those things aren't important, don't get me wrong, but ask yourself where many of those things stem from.

Now, I'm simply reflecting, not stating facts. This is all purely opinion. And, in my point of view, it seems that we're headed for another dark spot in history, not that we won't pull out of it. If America really didn't want a repeat of The Great Depression in the late 1920's-early 1930's, we'd really pay attention to what's going around us. Are we leading ourselves into the darkness? To be honest, I don't see much of anybody else to blame. We let the government take control of our lives, and we give them all the permissions they need to make things happen.

However, we must also take into account how much we really understand about economics and politics. These things aren't explained to us at face value. Is it really our fault that we've become to ignorant to the deeper meanings of things? On one hand it isn't, and on the other it is. Many of us wish we could, but can't afford, or lack the motivation. The solution? Look at it this way: spit in one hand, wish in the other. Which fills first? There's your answer.