The Economy is Bullshit
June 16, 2009The economy is bullshit.
Yes, I said it. It’s meaningless in the grand scheme of things. I don’t want to get all hippie-dippy on you, but the truth is, real wisdom and real longevity come from the love we give each other. We are being so blinded by this irresistibly unpredictable “economy,” this ephemeral concept that has no physical reality for anybody, that we’re allowing it to stress us out. And what happens when human beings get stressed out? We withdraw from each other, only emerging from our shells to lash out at the nearest passerby who looks at us funny. We are alienating everyone else in the world, all because we’re trying to cover our assets and pick up the ghostly pieces of some dream that was never real to begin with.
Anything that needs itself to define itself, and cannot be smelled, tasted, touched, seen, or felt with your heart should have its position on your priority list reconsidered.
No, I’m not saying that the economy needs to fall off the priority list altogether. It’s reality enough in the minds of the decision-makers to affect some of us very deeply. It can cause great pain, and rarely brings any real pleasure. So stop giving it so much attention. It is undeserving of our efforts, and as we can all plainly see, our efforts have little effect on it anyway. It is only as real as we let it be.
For a total change of heart: Look at your economic woes and put them up against your blessings (family, friendships, spirituality, hobbies, talents). If the economy even comes close to being as important as those good, stable, consistent, REAL things, then you need to reprioritize. No problem will go away if you ignore it, but by shifting your focus, you might find that the problems just don’t need to affect you that much.
