Don't Look Down
Posted: Monday, February 16, 2009
by Michael Ramzy
delusionthread.com
Another beautiful American day and we hear more doom and gloom from those w
ho know, or at least from those who tell us they know. Most of us continue to go to work and work hard, and as we do we are mindful of the bills we must pay and we try to find ways of saving money.
Which, we are told from those who know, is bad for us.
Do you remember? When we were young, we were told to 'save it for a rainy day' and to not spend more than we have, and yet now we are told (again, from those who know) that way of thinking is what is ruining this country's economy. That's right, we have to spend, spend, spend - and charge it!
That's right, give it to the banks and they;ll take care of it. Sure they will. And the talk of nationalizing the banks is just that: talk. That will never happen, will it? Of course not.
Of course not.
Look down, we are told, since to look down is to realize things are terrible right now. You should feel despair, almost hopelessness since everyone else is.
We are told.
That's right, things are going to get worse before they get better, we are told. Don't save your money, spend it with abandon to help the economy and the economy will recover. If people don't spend their money, people will lose their jobs. If people don't max out their credit cards, banks will suffer.
And we believe those who tell us this news, these little nuggets of wisdom which seem strangely logical these days to many.
Why? Because we believe things were great before. We conveniently forget we've been on this 'road' for awhile now, by selling America by the dollar, by exchanging some unknown American job for a throwaway microwave made by some third-world (soon to be first-world) person making thirteen dollars a week. Because we went from a hard-working culture to a temporary, throwaway one, to a singular mindset to one fractured by special interests and entitlement.
We forget we've been told to look down in despair and, for those who are successful, shame, for some time now.
We forget and we forgot since it's hard to remember when we are constantly told we are in 'crisis mode' and we are in the 'middle of a catastrophe'. We forget who we are and what we are here for.
Don't look down. Look up, and look around. Remember who you are, and remember your place in your world. Your place might be small, and comparatively a speck in this universe, yet it is still yours.
And if you remember who you are and what you are capable of, you will never think of looking down regardless of circumstance.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Hi Michael.Great advice! And I'm not going for that whole "rack up a huge credit card debt to help the economy" thing. That's just nuts to my way of thinking.DianneThanks. I'm not going for it, either. I spend what I need, not more. Racking up debt has been the American way for awhile now, and all of a sudden it's supposed to be good. Go figure. Thanks for reading.
"Don't look down. Look up, and look around. Remember who you are, and remember your place in your world. Your place might be small, and comparatively a speck in this universe, yet it is still yours."
Michael, people need to hear this more than the other outrageous things they are being told. I wonder why it is easier for people to buy into looking back and down instead of looking up, around and forward?
This message should be shouted from the rooftops! Thank you for putting it out. I pray it uplifts and encourages. It did that and more for me.Thanks so much. People wonder why our eyes face front: this is the reason. It is so easy for many to be manipulated and changed when bombarded with doom and gloom, we all have to remember the simple things.Thanks for your kind comments.
This was truly a great article, Michael. You have certainly told it like it is. We don't have to look down to know we are in 'deep_________! But spending what little we have???? No, I don't agree with that either. What I have has to go on stables and bills; then there's none left. So, someone else (who knows) will have to do the spending and the saving. Let the CEO's spend a little--or rather, a lot to help the economy while the little guy just tries to get by. Thanks for sharing.SandraThe little guy seems to carry a heavier load these days, I agree. Thanks so much for reading and commenting.
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