Relax!

The Bigger Picture

Everywhere that I look, I see two things:

• People Decrying all of the evils in the World.
• People Staking a Claim to having an Anwer for those evils.

Yet, take a look at history. None of what is happening right now is new. In fact, about the only thing that is different is that technology makes it possbile to see more of what is happening than before.

It is quite possible to be so absorbed in the stream of facts, opinions, and outright lies that we have no energy or desire to seek truth. I know many people who are like that.

We human beings aren’t much changed from our ancestors. Making different tools doesn’t mean we are superior; it simply means we have figured out how to do more sophisticated things. We don’t have a way to cope with the flood of information and the emotions that you feel from it.

So Relax!

How much of that information is relevant to you? And, how much of it do you have the ability to do anything about? Not Much!

This is where the fun comes in. Ask your self a few questions:

• Where in history have I seen this before?
• Do I have any control over the situation?

Most of the time the answer to the first is “many times”. Just open a good book on history and start reading. And, almost all of the time the answer to the second question is “No!”.

Now that you understand that, you can let go of the things that the media and other people try to convince you matter. (It does, but to them, not you. Keeping you upset and angry means ratings points for the media, and plenty of opportunity for other people to control your actions through it.)

… And take a deep breath and relax!