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Manipulating the masses.

There have been many cultural trends of the 21st-century. But an in-depth analysis would not bring any insight into her current condition. However there was one trend that needs to be enlightened, I would say this trend is instant gratification. People in general have become slothful and indifferent to the realities around them, in an instant society our work is bogged down with personal affairs, and we don't have the time for those of us were working to do our jobs properly as we should. The indifference is calculated, Cold and manipulative. There was one thing that might make a difference in that thing is, social media. I have nothing bad to say about social media. But the trend that continues to manifest itself in the face of public opinion, is that society longs for something that it cannot achieve. I experienced this when I was in my early 20s just before I turned 20 years old.

I was attending a theater school just after I graduated from high school. I have nothing bad to say about this theater school. What was provided for me at the school was not just practical information on how to make it in the real world, but the community of friends that were gathered there at the school somewhat resembled what we see now on social websites. It would be a blunt exercise to go through all of the valuable lessons I learned during my time at Sheridan College, but what I can say or what I should say is that there was some lessons which I will share right now. There was an openness about the school that led to my own personal transformation as a high school student entering the real world. I discover things that I thought I knew about myself which tended to later not to be true, but while I was discovering these things, I came to the understanding that life should not be lived solely for one's own happiness. This discovery led me to further ponder the mysteries of life.

I'm not a mystic nor would I say that I hold the knowledge to the universe but I have learned some valuable lessons along the way and I would say that the mystery of life is found solely in a relationship with Jesus Christ. But I Degress a little. High school found no opportunities for me to truly find my purpose in life. And that's good because it's not purpose in life that really gives it meaning. Some may call me a thrillseeker but that is a misinterpretation of my one true desire and if I was to share that with you would fully understand the reason why my experiences in life have always led me to a higher purpose. I think we all need to reach a point at least I did, where we let go of the things that have structured us and embrace the reality that can only be described as life.

Without this realization I think we can all be stuck in the structured academics of the real world experience which only leads, to disappointing ourselves and disappointing others. Let's face it folks when we leave school we enter the real world but some of us choose to remain in that same mindset that we had when we were in school, as if to say I have my degree now therefore I some how I'm better than you. But life deals us many things that we may or may not succeed in sometimes to our own peril. And one of the things I learned when I was at Sheridan college was that the school was preparing us for the real world we were to leave the school mindset when we entered the real world that was made clear. I guess not graduating myself I may have missed some further instructions?

But what I lacked in formal education I found through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Shouldn't the God of the universe to be enough to teach us the rights and the wrongs of life and how to live our lives? In case you're wondering wondering the simple answer is of course. Education in and of itself is a good thing but if we fail to apply that to our lives we are like a popsicle without a stick, we will melt very quickly. I think it was Bob Marley who said,  if I was educated I would be a damn fool. This is Mike.

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