Every time i see something online, on the TV, in a magazine about going green, eco-living, eco-villages, freegans, and other alternative lifestyles, i always sigh with longing that i am not taking part in this movement. I would love to give up all of my material things, and go bohemian, and live a more natural & pure lifestyle. Its not all about a bunch of tree hugging PETA shit either. I still want to eat meat, i see nothing wrong with eating meat, hell if i knew how to tan a hide naturally i would kill a animal, eat its meat & make a blanket from its hide. That’s the way it was in the beginning of time, that is part of the natural order of things. However, do we really need a TV & DVD Player in every room? Do we need 3 computers, 5 cell phones, 4 Video game consoles, 6 MP3 Players, routers, landlines, printers, scanners, stereos, & over 400 DVD’s? I mean really? Is all this necessary? Is it morally or ethically right that my children thing that they have to have Cruel Girl Jeans, Hello Kitty Clothes, & Sketcher Shoes? Every new DS game that hits the shelves, every new toy trend, $100’s of dollars at a time to get these expensive toys that last a month if they hold the kids interest that long. Sacrificing time with family & friends working overtime & stressing about what to get a kid that has everything every Christmas & birthday. It’s all so depressing, it’s all so trivial, how is getting your kids everything that all the other kids have so that they blend into the crowd & disappear helping them build any kind of character? And just look around at all the ugliness in the world. All the hatred and greed, the violence and apathy. It’s disgusting. The primal part of my nature wants to take my babies out of school & home-school them to try and shield them from all the horrible things that people do. I was reading a book on Pagan parenting & teaching, and it made me want more than ever to just let go of the ties that bond me to these societal morays & devolve back to a natural pure way of life where we don’t put so much emphasis on the almighty dollar. Where we don’t rely so much on technology. Where we live by our own rules and codes. I fear for the safety of my children at school, because of the violence and bullying that goes on, same as with the bus & church van. I took my kids out of church because the teacher made my daughter cry by telling her that animals & such don’t go to heaven and have no soul. We taught her different. My mother being Native American & my step mother being druid even got angry at that. There is just to much to say about what all is wrong with the world today. You cant turn on the TV without seeing something gut wrenching that happened somewhere in the world or right next door. Anyways, maybe someday i will get my wish, until then i suppose I’ll just take each day as it comes, and try my best to take care of my family.
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