Welcome to Reality Show Living where the most important thing is being the center of attention and, above all else, winning. Winning at all cost. Winning at the expense of everyone and everything else of true value. Where integrity is sacrificed for “likes” and “shares”. Where zingers and smart comebacks are applauded. Where the content of one’s character matters less than a few minutes of fleeting fame and recognition. Where everyone thinks they are the smartest most important person in the room.
When we live this way it damages and cheapens the things that matter most – the close relationships that are meant to sustain us. Because those in our immediate circle, who love us the most, are keenly aware how quickly the tide can turn. How someday in someway they will be expendable like everything and everyone else that doesn’t temporarily enable and inflate our egocentric life.
There is another way to live. A more genuine life affirming path where love and personal integrity is valued more than accolades. Where kindness without the thought of return feeds the soul. Where the support and consideration of others is the currency of all our transactions.
We choose between these two seeming parallel ways of living each and everyday. One way leaves us isolated and empty and the other gives us personal and spiritual fulfillment. One is destructive and the other healing. One engenders suspicion, ill feelings, and hatred. The other trust, love, and respect. It all depends on which life you want to lead.
Choose wisely.