Sometimes, you have to remain positive
It is an atypical phrase from me, I must admit. But it is to a certain extent true: I do believe - quite firmly - that during certain moments it pays to stay positive, at least for a while.
Allow me to expand on the subject. Please.
To be fair, it seems as though the last couple of years, it becomes increasingly difficult to share an optimistic view on things in general. And let us again be totally honest, I do fear that media has had a big hand in the ongoing negativity we receive.
Come on, do you remember when you heard mostly positive news? When was the last time your Facebook-timeline was filled to the brim with shiny, happy people?
Can't remember? Neither can I.
But still, there is a strong point to be made that as a human race, when we want, we can actually do good things. I great times of sorrow and adversity, we tend to rise above ourselves as the slime of the planet and accomplish things no one would even believe possible and that is to some extent a bright blip of hope in this dark grey universe.
But again, I do mostly adhere to the saying of the late Bill Hicks that we as humans are nothing more than 'a virus with shoes'. It rings true mostly. We breed uncontrollably, spread to every inch of the system (in this case our planet) and usually leave things behind in a much worse fashion than originally intended.
Not cool.
But consider this: we do have a knack for technology for some strange reason (even in an age where most people are flabbergasted by any new application on their i-, smart- or whatever-the-fuck-a-phones). This can very easily become or undoing. Nuclear weapons, anyone? Let alone the fact that every time someone mentions a great leap in artificial intelligence, images of the Terminator-franchise spring to mind.
Over here in Belgium our main internetprovider is called Skynet. Seriously. Either someone there was in on the joke, or our robot overlordshave started their ascent way sooner than anyone realized.
On the other end of our technological spectrum we do have hopeful sings. Cleaning up the oceans and getting rid of the excess plastics is now finally a topic and people all around the world are working towards a way of fixing the problem. Sure, it might not be enough, but again: it is good to know there are people that invent new ways of dealing with this stuff.
And that is where we as a human race shine: when we are on the edge, we find ways to at least try and deal with it. Of course, very often you could ask yourself why we wait so bloody long before springing into action, but I assume that is because we are still those primitive primates who only act on danger as it is staring us right in the face.
I never claimed the human race was smart enough to work in advance to try and negate problems before they even present themselves. I am not thàt naieve.
But still, allow me to end the year on this more positive note, even though the end of year-period gets on my system in a fashion some would call excessive.
Come on, human race, you can do it. You just have to want to.
Allow me to expand on the subject. Please.
To be fair, it seems as though the last couple of years, it becomes increasingly difficult to share an optimistic view on things in general. And let us again be totally honest, I do fear that media has had a big hand in the ongoing negativity we receive.
Come on, do you remember when you heard mostly positive news? When was the last time your Facebook-timeline was filled to the brim with shiny, happy people?
Can't remember? Neither can I.
But still, there is a strong point to be made that as a human race, when we want, we can actually do good things. I great times of sorrow and adversity, we tend to rise above ourselves as the slime of the planet and accomplish things no one would even believe possible and that is to some extent a bright blip of hope in this dark grey universe.
But again, I do mostly adhere to the saying of the late Bill Hicks that we as humans are nothing more than 'a virus with shoes'. It rings true mostly. We breed uncontrollably, spread to every inch of the system (in this case our planet) and usually leave things behind in a much worse fashion than originally intended.
Not cool.
But consider this: we do have a knack for technology for some strange reason (even in an age where most people are flabbergasted by any new application on their i-, smart- or whatever-the-fuck-a-phones). This can very easily become or undoing. Nuclear weapons, anyone? Let alone the fact that every time someone mentions a great leap in artificial intelligence, images of the Terminator-franchise spring to mind.
Over here in Belgium our main internetprovider is called Skynet. Seriously. Either someone there was in on the joke, or our robot overlordshave started their ascent way sooner than anyone realized.
On the other end of our technological spectrum we do have hopeful sings. Cleaning up the oceans and getting rid of the excess plastics is now finally a topic and people all around the world are working towards a way of fixing the problem. Sure, it might not be enough, but again: it is good to know there are people that invent new ways of dealing with this stuff.
And that is where we as a human race shine: when we are on the edge, we find ways to at least try and deal with it. Of course, very often you could ask yourself why we wait so bloody long before springing into action, but I assume that is because we are still those primitive primates who only act on danger as it is staring us right in the face.
I never claimed the human race was smart enough to work in advance to try and negate problems before they even present themselves. I am not thàt naieve.
But still, allow me to end the year on this more positive note, even though the end of year-period gets on my system in a fashion some would call excessive.
Come on, human race, you can do it. You just have to want to.
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