Day 50: I Propose A New Movement

So I suppose this isn't particularly related to being in England, except that I'm starting to realize that the problem is more evident here than it is in, say, America. It's been going on for some time now--the previous generation, our entire generation, and the next generation have been pushed, and have pushed back, becoming (especially in our and the next generation) increasingly obsessed with image.

It's not the same kind of image I used to imagine, though--it's more than just a health craze and a desire to maintain a certain look. Instead, we've begun to completely reject any image, and have started to take on whatever image comes our way. All three generations have lost what being an individual really means, and have instead created yet another mass-produced individuality, where it's more important to hate everyone who isn't like you than it is to become someone you want to be. And so it's not exactly that we've learned to love ourselves, but rather that we've learned to hate everyone else more than we hate ourselves.

So I propose a new movement. In this movement, we promote modesty, our natural selves, and focus on how we treat other people. In this movement, we promote silence, Especially silence. Why? Because if we are silent, our actions have time to speak.

I guess I'm just tired of all these people who are so narrowly focused on such petty things--there's an entire world of people who could be doing amazing things--and instead, we're all talking and hating and treating each other like we're better even when we know we're not, and at some point, if we thought about it, I think we'd notice that nothing in this world is getting done, nothing is changing, and we're all heading in a downward spiral toward a great big pile of meaningless.

So I propose we forget about ourselves and fitting in, and instead, silently (I repeat, SILENTLY) start treating others with humility, modesty, and respect--even when you don't think they deserve it. I think if even a few of us tried to start living this way, we'd figure out that maybe life is more than being self-absorbed all of the time.

I'm tired of wasting my time worrying about what I'll lose by doing what I believe. I'd much rather perform well knowing I'll lose than win knowing I never tried being the best human being I'm capable of being.