I am the girl anachronism.

Just 11 days ago we entered the year 2009. The start of the new year usually inspires resolutions and reflections on the year past, but for me, it leads me to ponder the state of humanity today.

What are we becoming? What have we turned the world into?
Yes, we have medical breakthroughs and advances in technology, but that is not the point. I want to know in a philosophical sense how we are progressing as humans. How are we bettering ourselves, thinking about the world, interacting with each other, etc? We are becoming more and more obsessed with leading fantasy lives with the help of virtual reality. Let's look at how technology has changed communication: Telephones made it so that we could communicate without seeing the recipient. E-mail made it so that we could communicate without seeing or hearing the recipient. Texting has made it so that you can communicate without seeing or hearing the recipient, and also limited the length of responses. All of these were meant to better communication. They made communication faster, easier. Texting is great for sending short messages that do not require a phone conversation. However, though there is a point to the madness, it is ruining communication. When I talk to a person now, I can almost see them texting the message to me. The responses I get are short and usually mindless. I want expanded thought. I want to share ideas. Instead I hear and see the same nonsense.

I honestly wonder if I belong in this day and age. I see far too much greed. I don't see enough people challenging themselves. Ha, and the sound of cell phones terrifies me to no end. It took at least 20 minutes for my heart to stop pounding after I received a text the other day.

Perhaps 2009 will bring about a positive change for the world.
Maybe, just maybe, people will look outside of their own lives.
Maybe there will be more kindness and generosity.
Maybe there will be amazing new music.
Maybe there will be a revolution.

Anything is possible.

Live it out.