This is for the younger generation and everyone else!

I hope that at least a few people read this. Has anyone looked around lately at current affairs on the news (no, I'm not talking about Lebron James picking a team or Lindsay Lohan going to jail)? I'm talking about rising tax rates, mortgage collapse, G20 summits making new ridiculous policies and States/Provinces/Countries/Families going broke. It is insane. The state of the world is in shambles and all we care about are celebrities and the newest gadget to spend our hard earned money on. The newest hit on the radio, the newest trendy book or obsession with a popular movie. We, generally, as a culture, don't have any real values, role models or heroes anymore. It's all about "what thing/status can I get right now." or "who can I impress with my thing/status." And I know that there are a lot of people this doesn't apply to and those are the kinds of people who I hope read this. However society is barely concerned anymore with pursuing a real hobby or talent, gaining knowledge in a particular or many field(s).

This is not just opinion. I look around and it really makes me sad to see how people behave because they think that's the only way they can behave. There are so many different aspects of our society I could address here that if I did, it would take me about 10 pages worth of text to discuss.

If this is something that you understand and agree with, please, do yourself a favour and start reading more, watching more documentaries (there are lots of ways to download/order online/rent/buy movies that are hard or impossible to find in the mainstream which have vital information that is not what a lot of people want you to know), watch less television shows in general - except for shows which are educational - because generally, television does NOTHING for your brain!

A list, off the top of my head of movies which are filled to the brim with extremely important information:


Food Inc
The Future of Food
Fat Head
Nursery University
Pregnant in America
Generation Rx
I.O.U.S.A.
Monopoly Men
Capitalism; A Love Story
Crumb (about a cartoonist who drew some controversial strips)
Crips and Bloods; Made in America

Dreams with Sharp Teeth (about an author named Harlan Ellison - A science fiction author who also contributed      Babylon 5, Twilight Zone and The Sixth Sense)

Bush's Brain
American Drug War
The Corporation
The End of America
The End of Suburbia
The Great Global Warming Swindle
Starsuckers
Witch Hunt
Sir, No Sir!
The Yes Men Fix the World
ANY of Bill Hicks' stand up Routines

ANY of George Carlin's stand up Routines

This is a small list compared to the wonderful movies out there which show you a different side of reality than Hollywood. Even some Hollywood movies are great. And no, there is absolutely nothing wrong with watching a feel good comedy or a thriller or drama or horror or mystery or anything, as long as you can learn something from it or it makes you think about something. Stop mindlessly following trends and fads. Don't think you need to fit in. You are a valuable person who probably has something, even if it's something tiny, to contribute to society. Start thinking for yourself. Don't just accept something that someone tells you or that you hear/see. Use logic and dissect the information from the source. I used to be a person who thought I had no direction in life and that I had absolutely no purpose. I was convinced that I was just meant to tread through life watching hours of TV a day or waste time staring into space or waste time going shopping and buying things I didn't need and had no use for. I honestly thought i was stupid and that i had no voice and nothing of value to contribute to mankind. But then I realized, I am - and so, probably, are you - a smart person with a powerful brain and strong spirit with lots of potential. I just had to realize that potential (and I still have a lot to work on in that field) and the world of possibilities of what i could contribute and accomplish was endless.

Now maybe I sound like a crazy ranting psycho, but really, look within yourself and if you're honest, maybe I'm right? I think so anyway.