Sometimes I just stop and ask myself, “What the hell is going on with the world?”  Maybe it’s the same now as it was when I was a kid, but it sure doesn’t seem like it.  It seems faster paced.  Everything has to be instant.  Heat up your meals on the go, drinkable meals on the go, drive-thru everything!  Where’s everyone going?  It’s like Brooke stated in his letter in The Shawshank Redemption, “The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.”  Isn’t that the truth?  I often wonder why some of the things that we accept these days as being normal, weren’t accepted back in the 50’s and before that.  Maybe it’s because as generations pass, the current generation of kids won’t stand up and say no to something.  Maybe that’s why the world is becoming more corrupt? 

Another thing I just don’t understand is people.  People in general are just strange, that’s all there is to it.  I’ve tried to analyze.  I’ve tried to watch people, I’ve done experiments, and I just can’t figure it out.  What do people want out of life?  Do most of them even know why we are here?  Do most of them even care?  These are questions that I’ve always sought the answer to, but never figured out.  I sometimes feel like I am the only sane person on the planet.  Maybe that’s not right, but I really do.  Is it me or has the world become more superficial?  Have they become so engrossed with self-image, and insecurity, that it has taken over?  It really aggravates me.  It makes me bitter, and it shouldn’t.  Something so small should not lay such a burden on an already troubled mind.