LOST Season 2, Episode 13, February 2006
A television series near and dear to my heart, one that challenged me to think differently, and not to expect what happens next. I'm a sucker for a good science fiction story, and this one took six years to tell.
this episode tells the story of a secret several years in the making, taking much planning and deception, all to provide personal gain, albeit money. Sawyer is at first depicted as a genius, then a hero, then, ultimately, a failure. thats how most(all) lies end.
It got me thinking about some long cons of history.
American Politics
The News Media
Fad Diets
Just a few named here, but as a rule, they follow a pattern. First they tell you what you want to hear, then they offer a solution, then they are revealed to service their own agenda.
Politicians- I dont think I need to explain any further
The News Media- Brian Williams, CNN, Fox News, all want ratings for advertising dollars, therefore twisting the news to their benefit
Fad Diets- Buy this pill and you will be skinny
I'm not saying all are liars and cheats, but when did we stop questioning people and just accepting what people say is truth?
The most influential people in history have been the thinkers, the Steven Hawkings, the Carl Sagans, The Benjamin Franklins, The Walter Cronkites, The Richard Simmons'.
I try to look for alternatives to conventional "wisdom" and I think others would benefit from it also.
Thats all for now,
Pistolgrip Out.
Good point Pistol. Sometimes I think as humans we allow the feeling of hope to over rule the questions we ought to ask others, but more importantly ourselves.
ReplyDeleteSometimes we ask the questions and find that path only brought us toward much more darkness.(When I say darkness I mean the things that we do and continue to do which are morally wrong as humans without consideration of the world.)
But there is a positive side to the darkness path. Because even though we may have uncovered some ugly truths we still have become more wiser and aware of how others use multiple ways to cover things up. So within that path we find the glimmer of truth that had been covered up all along.
I'm not against hope in anyway shape or form let's be clear. But before I can grasp a much more solid hope I had to see what the darkness was hiding even though I never set out to see the darkness at all.
This in itself gave me the ability to trust myself which allowed me to trust others as well.
God Bless
Thanks for the comment,ML. And try to stay away from the dark side. Ruin only, bring it will.
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