Basic Instincts

Not too long ago, my brother and I had a conversation about what the current emotion is - basically in the US, but perhaps growing globally. We discussed how in the recent years media, television, pop culture music and many other marketable things were driven by sex. Sex sells, as the motto goes.

Our country (and others) have now become a bit desensitized to the allure of sex, and now it seems like the media is using fear to get their listeners/watchers to engage. Casting about for the worst cases to show on the news, the stock market, the drama of it all.

So, now we are all worried and upset about how things are going in the world. Many would argue that, yes, we should be. Look at all of the pollution, corrupt governments, war, and so called earth changes, etc., etc. What do we have here? Yes, all of these things. How long have these things been going on? What is casting the emotion of fear going to do for us with this?

What is our basic instinct? Is it to follow someone we admire or who other's admire? Are we to put our trust and follow the government? Are we following others because we can't think for ourselves,or are we afraid of derision from our family or friends? Maybe we're just too out of practice or it's too much trouble to sit and muse about an issue or do a little research, or even just look at history and observe. So, we start buying into the fear and drama.

As a child, it's about experiences, but not so much the fear. The instinct is to experience for ourselves. Our caregiver says "don't touch, it's hot". So, what do we do to find out what 'hot' means? A different perspective or opinion can be inspiring, helping us to see beyond the crowd.

Everyone has a choice, in fact lots of them. What are you going to choose?