We all struggle with our sense of purpose, but our younger generations struggle more. Individual sense of purpose is difficult enough, but we also no longer have a national sense of purpose or identity, which is why we have descended into identity politics. Without purpose, there is no meaning or point to our lives. We are cast adrift on…
We all struggle with our sense of purpose, but our younger generations struggle more. Individual sense of purpose is difficult enough, but we also no longer have a national sense of purpose or identity, which is why we have descended into identity politics. Without purpose, there is no meaning or point to our lives. We are cast adrift on an endless and fruitless search, wandering aimlessly, as you describe. Most of us had a clear sense of purpose growing up in families, churches and communities. And, in this country. We knew what we were about. We could define it. At work we had a core mission, values and goals. It wasn't all harmonious and correct. Community, especially families, can be pretty tumultuous, but their foundations were strong. The path may not have been clear, but we always knew where we were going and the roots upon which we stood. We are no longer rooted in family, community or national identity. The young are quick to leave all behind, easily discarding their heritage and their elders with a never look back policy. Until they need them again. We can no longer define family; we can no longer define community; we can no longer define ourselves as one nation. Our children struggle with all sorts; rudderless, without foundation. Family is. ... It is all life. It is Nature. Natural. Every life form has a family of some kind, every single living thing is born and does not stand alone. We are all connected and intertwined and are consumed by each other. We forget this in the mindless search to describe terms mother, father, sister, brother, friend. In the Australian Aboriginal language (they are the longest surviving race of humanity we know- over 50,000 years in peace and harmony with each other and nature- no wars, no tribalism), there is no word for family. Family just is. Every single thing on their entire continent is Family to them. Every person, every animal, every tree, every flower, every snake, every spider, every organism; the dust on the ground, the air, the rain. Perhaps that is the obvious secret we overlook.
Five years in modern times makes you an expert on fifty thousand years? What you've experienced widely is modernity. Studied what? Aboriginal humans in Australia have never been any more "noble" or less savage in all particulars than other modern humans. Anyway, name calling. You lose.
You began by relegating an entire continent as savage. Even with noble in front, that’s an ignorant euphemism. You stray from topic to condescend without anything to backup such an offhand comment. And, yes, I studied and experienced first hand since 1985 and have been doing so ever since. I haven’t “lost” anything because there is nothing to “win” here. Also an archaic form of thought.
We all struggle with our sense of purpose, but our younger generations struggle more. Individual sense of purpose is difficult enough, but we also no longer have a national sense of purpose or identity, which is why we have descended into identity politics. Without purpose, there is no meaning or point to our lives. We are cast adrift on an endless and fruitless search, wandering aimlessly, as you describe. Most of us had a clear sense of purpose growing up in families, churches and communities. And, in this country. We knew what we were about. We could define it. At work we had a core mission, values and goals. It wasn't all harmonious and correct. Community, especially families, can be pretty tumultuous, but their foundations were strong. The path may not have been clear, but we always knew where we were going and the roots upon which we stood. We are no longer rooted in family, community or national identity. The young are quick to leave all behind, easily discarding their heritage and their elders with a never look back policy. Until they need them again. We can no longer define family; we can no longer define community; we can no longer define ourselves as one nation. Our children struggle with all sorts; rudderless, without foundation. Family is. ... It is all life. It is Nature. Natural. Every life form has a family of some kind, every single living thing is born and does not stand alone. We are all connected and intertwined and are consumed by each other. We forget this in the mindless search to describe terms mother, father, sister, brother, friend. In the Australian Aboriginal language (they are the longest surviving race of humanity we know- over 50,000 years in peace and harmony with each other and nature- no wars, no tribalism), there is no word for family. Family just is. Every single thing on their entire continent is Family to them. Every person, every animal, every tree, every flower, every snake, every spider, every organism; the dust on the ground, the air, the rain. Perhaps that is the obvious secret we overlook.
Ah, yes - the Noble Savage. A myth right up there with the Blank Slate.
Except it’s not a myth at all.
You should read more widely.
You’re archaic and ASSuming. I lived there for 5 years and studied and experienced widely. You?
Five years in modern times makes you an expert on fifty thousand years? What you've experienced widely is modernity. Studied what? Aboriginal humans in Australia have never been any more "noble" or less savage in all particulars than other modern humans. Anyway, name calling. You lose.
You began by relegating an entire continent as savage. Even with noble in front, that’s an ignorant euphemism. You stray from topic to condescend without anything to backup such an offhand comment. And, yes, I studied and experienced first hand since 1985 and have been doing so ever since. I haven’t “lost” anything because there is nothing to “win” here. Also an archaic form of thought.