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What are your goals?

For majority of us everyday we log into a social media platform or several social media platforms. We use these platforms to get entertainment, information and to communicate with people. However, are we placing too much importance on the lives that we see on display on these sites. It's very troubling when I see young people making people who they know nothing about their relationship goals, family goals and whatever else kind of goals. A beautiful picture can hide the most horrifying realities. I mean it's okay to look up to people but it's not okay to mirror your life entirely off the life of another. What happens when that individual or individual breaks up or faces some serious family crisis will your life also fall apart? Are you unable to stand alone without the perceived fairytale concepts you believe in on social media sites? We complain from time to time about how self absorbed people are in the world yet we are the ones who continue to feed the desire that they h...

Media blamed for lazy society

The media is blamed for everything basically. The media is blamed for feeding all bad values to society. However, is the media being blamed for too much? I believe that many of the things that the media is blamed for can simply be prevented if people would decide to do their own research and gain knowledge independently. The media takes advantage of the laziness of so many in society. They can come up with a ridiculous story and it will be eaten up just like that because the thirst to gain further knowledge isn't there. The other issue is that the media is aware of the laziness in society so they often just give the public what they want, should they be blamed for that? What people seem to forget is the media is made up of people just like you and I. Yes, the media is very influential and that can always be an issue to those who are easily influenced . I always advice people to take some time  from the media to clear your mind and come back up again. We need to take charge of our o...

Simons says DO so you better DO

   This morning, I woke up to the internet buzzing about some Kylie Jenner challenge as it relates to the size of her lips. I mean hundred of thousands of young people world wide just taking time to put their lips in bottles and make them swell in order to make fun of a celebrity. This recent development took me back to my blog about the obsession with celebrities. How often do young people come together to spread positivity compared to the times that they come together to take up some silly challenge after another or just poke fun at people. It's truly amazing how influential celebrities can be but most of the times we tend to forget that they are humans just like you and I. They do make mistakes, they do suffer heartbreak and they do have flaws. Our young people are so easily influenced and instead of spreading more positive messages for them to adapt those of us with the power,simply add fuel to the fire with our obsessions with looks, hyper-sexualization, inappropriate d...

Television

It's really alarming the amount of time we spend watching television and especially the things that we do watch on television. We allow the media to tell us what to eat, what to wear, what is the truth, what to hate,who to hate and what is true beauty. We tune in each and everyday to find out where we belong and if we don't match up what we should change to attain the ideal. These days children are given tablets and toys more than they are given books. Growing up several of my birthday gifts were books and I'm thankful that was thought the importance of reading from a young age These days we are shocked by the fact that individuality is such a rare thing yet we all sit in front of the television screen and are fed ideas instead of thinking up our own. When I read a book it opens up my mind and I picture all that the reader is trying to show me I'm not forced to accept anything I'm allowed to create my own story. The television is simply another avenue to control our...

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