Previous President Bush and ex-Prime Minister Blair were holding talks one day. They announced afterwards that they have decided to kill 20 million Muslims and a dentist. The world wondered and protested, and the press and media expressed curiosity and interest; why a dentist?
We seem to be programmed to ask the wrong questions. We are interested in matters that matter least; while other crucial matters pass unnoticed, and are produced unworthy of interest. Crucial matters do not build much interest, and do not gather huge followings. We seem to glorify the trivial on the expense of the pressing issues of our times. And thus alas, this has brought us one-too-many catastrophes.
The problem is twofold really. One for trading the trivial for the fundamental. And the other, for allowing the corporate elitists to produce us the reality we live in. Our time and energy are not endless; we are here not for long. And the planet is not in its brightest condition. We ought to get involved and get interested in things that are truly important; important to us, society and the environment.
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Why are we trivial - easily asked but difficult to answer. An obvious argument will be - because it is easier to be trivial than be smart and critical. It is easier to see the obvious rather then search and discover the subtle. It is easier to follow the heard rather than use your own judgment. In short - it's simply easier to be trivial.
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