Connecting the dots

For the most part we ignore the bigger things in life. We are caught up in the moment. Our concerns rarely exceed what's immediate. When we do think about the bigger things, our thoughts are really rather pedestrian.

I am part of the green generation; we care about the environment; we reuse, reduce, and recycle; we advocate for clean energy, sustainability, and conservation; we take global warming seriously and want the ice caps to stay put; and when we grow up we're going to hold the older generations responsible, and very likely we're going to vilify them. But we weren't precisely born with this mindset, it was taught to us. And then it paired with our human tendency to rebel against our peers. It's the new shit, all the cool ones do it. It's petty.

And what of faith? We believe, we feel connected, we pray... but only when it's convenient- when we're in trouble, when we need to overcome obstacles, when we face extinction. Even if we do it when we are thankful, when we are hopeful, we do it not because we are thankful or hopeful, we do it because we fear that we're going to lose it. It's chickenshit.

I don't mean to undermine. What I mean to do is connect the dots between the big things and people going about their everyday lives. And do so in a way that is truthful and genuine.