02
Sep
2008
i am a people watcher. not the outside, but the insides, which reveal themselves. i am an observer and a listener.
i have gleaned little cues from behaviors, im sure you have too…
observed amongst a bunch of us who are growing and good people
..ways we are….things we do and say…. behaviors i see that made me ponder…..why?…what’s happening? to my generation. we exhibit:
low expectation of self
high expectation of others
low self esteem
high desire of control and position
burdened leaders
un-powered members
indifferent to the grossest of global need
desiring to be taught more than to learn
most people too busy to help
rich but no expendable income
loving with an agenda
more critical than grateful
sense of entitlement
independent mindset greater than whole group mindset
need of external joy
boredom within excess
being hungry and obese
addicts who who have graduated from the best help programs
lack of self discipline
giving sex then love -rather that love then sex
apathetic christians
and i guess the list could go on, but it became so clear
how backwards it all is.
inside out in every aspect of life.
when we run our human services in a consumer system style does it feed the very mindset that it is also attempting to break?
consumerism is the antithesis of the community.and so our relationships are not strong enough.
when i chose to be a consumer, i give my power away
i let someone else define me
and me, them
and we get stuck there
for we build lives upon the false definitions
and so even if we want out
we feel as if we will die just to try
and we may
most of us dont even know
that we are defined
by a commercial
yet we feel entitled
always
right?
and so we love small
and feed
the need we cant even longer define
we are self absorbed and not self aware
yet needing other to define us
and wanting intimacy but cant give it
and its so crazy
being a consumer is the opposite
of being a community member
they can in no way co-exist.
jesus said you cannot serve 2 gods
you cannot serve god and stuff or comfort
and i see the love and protection in this wisdom
we who lead people towards moving to greater community and better neighborhoods find it taking years just to move the power base
let alone all of the other character shapes weve taken on as a result of this consumer world.
and while it is no excuse for our collective apathy
it sure does help me to see
the stronghold of consumerism in our mindset
Sep
2008
