Talking Heads
Tags: Authenticity, Life Lessons, Conversations

These days I’ve been many a time questioning internally how have we got here? As a human race. Like how?

There’s been so much evolution in terms of technology from the early 1900s till date. We’ve had cars, planes, trains, colour TV, computers, the internet, iPods, iPads, Facebook, Instagram and so many more advances in technological developments. The world has really become a much more smaller place than even 3–4 years before (cliche I know, but it’s true)

… but has it really?

Because all I feel is that this technological advancement, in my humble opinion, has just come hand in hand with incrementally stunted regressions in what has made our human race a sort of parody of what the quintessential homely family of the 40s. Or in many cases – I feel like our values have just been eroded for the superficial. And the sad part is this is where we’ve been affected the most – Communication.

let’s see.. why don’t I substitute a heart to heart, authentic conversation to talk with a friend, lover or resolve any issues with…

…texting, ignoring, ghosting, passive aggressiveness instead? Seems like the healthy option right?

Qualities such as being authentic, transparent, genuine are close to being tabooed in many of us millennial folk, I’ve noticed. It’s funny because a lot of people supposedly want to be real; want honesty to be given to THEM! But they don’t want to return the favour. Hypocrisy seems to be the flavour of the world these days; both men and women alike. There’s a reason why I think the baby boomers, generation x and y kinda look at us millennials with a bit of contempt.. and quite frankly I find that I agree with them mostly.

I’m sure you can find some degree of hypocrisy in just about every possible issue that is trending in the world today. Just about anything, I guarantee it. And if you choose to deny it, well I would say you have to read up a bit more, develop some critical thinking and not be so naive.

Maybe I’m a little bitter because I’ve been burned many a time. Maybe I really try with my interactions with people. Maybe I’m sensitive. Maybe my expectations are too high. While I do believe there’s some truth in the above, to my own personal fallacies, at the same time – I feel that the world at large has devolved into a big bad mass of poor values, inauthenticity, deceit, intolerance, judgement, passive aggressiveness and gross superficiality.

Its about time we as a race decided to grow a pair and voice out our opinions. Call a spade a spade. Reject that person and be unapologetic. Be true to yourself. Speak the truth. Challenge the norm. Live fearlessly. Think for yourself.

We need to do the above more than ever. Especially when you have tyrants running large countries, and in many cases people pandering to the absurdities of extreme liberalism and political correctness – just so that they don’t cause conflict. This charade can only go on for so long before it implodes in our faces.

What’s the point of having all these technological breakthroughs if we function as emotionally stunted adults, who are so worried about how our behaviours will be perceived? I’m not saying streak publicly or engage in abusive and hurtful behaviour, but come on – let’s just say what we have on our minds more. And not care in general about perception.

The walls that we have built will eventually break down. Our hearts will beat and love harder. Our thoughts will be more clear and focused. We won’t be enslaved by this current “imperfect yet perfectly displayed” social status mongering pop culture that the world is exuding.

Let’s life our lives like strong lions who roam free and can take punishment from all creatures. We have our own inner lions that we need to let loose – by communicating authentically.

For if we don’t, we’re just getting one more step closer to the doomsday clock that is ticking towards complete spiritual Armageddon…