THE ETERNAL WAIT

“HURRY up and wait,” seems to be the new colloquialism of the 2022’s. There’s so much that needs to be done, but seemingly little desire to personally take part. Call it the post-sueism era, where one can find more legal reasons for not doing anything than doing something, no matter how small. Or, call it simple nihilism, where anything good that can be done can also be undone or reoriented to the dark side. Or, being simply overwhelmed and not knowing where to start. Then again, there’s modern slothism or postponementism. Anything that could be done today can be done later. But what I can’t abide is the contemporary substitution of money for beneficial activity. That is, don’t do anything, just send money.

I’ve made it a rule to offer help, but not money to the literally hundreds of organizations with hands suddenly out. Call me unfeeling, crass or just critical, but it seems if help won’t do it, more money likely won’t either. Then, there’s the adage that giving an alcoholic or addict may kill. I’m inclined to say the same about politicians and money/power these days. Why isn’t my vote ever enough these days?

Is it possible to break out of this multi-layered cocoon of inaction, without becoming an an out-of-control activist? Is there a way to return to simply living one’s life fully and freely? Or, forget “return,” and just do it? I think so, but it’s not easy to break the bonds of psychological consumerism and kiss the earth, one’s family and friends. I’m not a 60s “flower child;” I don’t espouse picking flowers or killing animals, just appreciating and, where appropriate, stewarding them. Someone needs to or there won’t be any reason left to stay on the Earth instead of habitating the anticipated moon colony of the near future.

Instead of “Hurry up and WAIT,” I propose, “HURRY UP and wait.” Clever. Subtle. But altogether different ways of living. Or, as my more sarcastic friends say these days, “And don’t forget to smell the gun powder.” Humpf! Maybe I’m a 60s “flower adult?” Need a more instantaneous contemporary solution? Buy my latest Amazon-genre bestseller book, THE EDGE OF MADNESS by Raymond Gaynor -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859 -- or the multi-award winning movie STATIC in which I play lead character, Will Gardner -- https://savant-bookstore-honolulu.squ....

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