The State of Affairs
Sometimes
my heart feels saddened and deeply troubled by what I see going on around me in
the world. Of course, I use to roll my eyes when my mother would say, “Things
are going’ to hell in a hand basket.” She was a person who … watched a brother
leave home to fight the Nazi’s in WWII and he was placed right in the thick of
things for the Battle of the Bulge. She grew up during the Great Depression.
They had hardly anything, and yet they had everything. They were loved. They
had family who helped one another and mostly, they had faith in the good Lord;
that He would provide. They had extended family living nearby, and they were
surrounded by the love of that family and their community. It was a time when
they relied on one another and lived in the moment. They went to the movie
theater to see the introductory news clips to find out what was happening
overseas. Going to the theater was a
treat, but a ‘must-do’ so they would know the news. They gathered around the
radio to hear what was happening outside their bubble. My mother was a person
who lost EVERYTHING in a house fire. All she had was the shirt on her back.
Literally, they didn’t even have shoes on, as they played outdoors
barefoot. But they had family and community
and Pappy provided what he could in the days to come as they rebuilt. All of
that is a story of its own…but it leads me to today….
When I opened the computer to my home screen, there was an article that was creepy down to the core of my spine. I know that today’s generation would be rolling their eyes at me. I never thought that I would see our world deteriorate into the ideology of today; it’s unfathomable to me.
But
here I go…all for nothing.
I
open this “all knowing” computer screen where children can lose their
innocence way too soon because they can access unthinkable things and are
bombarded with ads for things that are far above where they are emotionally,
desensitized by decaying values of morals on all levels. So…here I sit sounding
much like my mother and my husband’s mother. I’m glad they are no longer here
to see what is being shown in an instance to the world. The latest most
appalling thing that I saw was a gown (if you could call it that) on the red
carpet of the Grammies. I don’t think I could call it a dress, but rather
nudity. The dress was attached to her nipples, then draping down to her
midriff, revealing her breast not just her cleavage.
Then after being completely disgusted by the wording of the above said article (which I will address in the next Post), I decided to change direction and work with the music on my computer…to which I’m sure the above said millennials would be totally disgusted with me for wanting to have at my own disposal…my own music. I opened iTunes and was once again blasted by things that are despicable and unacceptable: Title of songs, names of artist and groups, horrifying graphics…. the things of nightmares. Following are a few of the headliners: Demon Hunters, The Great Satan, Megadeth, Mayhem, Liturgy of Death, Midnight Blitzy by Tailgunner (with skeletons), Engines of Demolition by Black Label Society.
I pity these young people who will be raising our next generation, as they will reap the benefits…or should I say, demise… of this type of culture. My eye fell on a title and I investigated, as it was an album titled Into Oblivion by the artist Lamb of God. Really? Here are the titles of the tracks on the album: Into Oblivion, Parasocial Christ, Sepsis, The Killing Floor, Blunt Force Blues, Bully, Devise and Destroy.
Man
oh Man oh Man…. are we in trouble now. YES!
So, an introduction to address the article about what is offensive to millennials about my generation turned into a rant. The information about the article will be continued in the next blog or two because I am passionate about what I’m seeing as decay in our young people. It will not get better. I have faith that there are some great young people who will cleave to what is truly good and right in this world.
More
Later…
