Authentic

“Maybe the present is a little unsatisfying because life is a little unsatisfying”. - Woody Allen

I have been feeling a little under the weather the past few weeks. I am extremely unsure about the concept of life - in general.
Well, that leaves this blog open to many things. I am not sure what to write today, I have been thinking about various things that have happened in my life... Almost like a time to reflect. I suppose in the greater scheme of things, me expressing the insignificant events in my life shall be witnessed even after I perish.

My soul will always live on this blog.
Strange when you look at it that way, actually it is quite creepy. The internet has left the opportunity for all of us to have a voice. It's a portal to express our happiest moments to the most profound...

I believe the internet has caused quite a bit of damage in society. But with its perks, it has changed the way we live our lives - forever.

Before my time, people would travel long distances, write long letters and find the most creative ways to keep in touch with people around them. This observation was purely made off assumption as I can only imagine what life was like without all this dreaded technology.
There is something quite mysterious about the past - genuine. History as we know it was once lived, is now being rediscovered in the layers of dust left by us and our forefathers.

The lives we lead, in my opinion, are extremely superficial and empty. We post our every thought, we share our most intimate moments, we "unfriend" we re-add... We tag, we "lol" we do all these trendy things to feel like we belong somewhere.
Maybe the internet has tried to fill the huge massive hole within our souls. This hole I speak of has been carried through many generations of man - loneliness.
We all want to feel like we belong. We find a place where our lives can be witnessed, and acknowledged on a completely different level.
I’d love to know what is genuine about living in our times?
Facebook? No. Music? – In my opinion – No. Furniture – No (unless you call plywood decent.) Film Making – No. Art – To a degree, maybe I have hope in that. Sport hasn’t changed that much through the times, only in the sense that the sportsmen become more of an idol than anything else.
The list can go on and on... I am almost certain people would completely disagree with what I am saying here. I suppose I am not attacking these fields, or saying that they haven’t improved. What I am implying here is quite simple.

Where has the time for something genuine gone? The time for family - the time for music? All of this is expressed though our technology – in the hopes to capture those moments – in the hopes of praise. Memories are not captured the way they used too.

I remember watching a Woody Allen film not too long ago where the main character (an American) travels to Paris with his wife.
Everything about Paris seemed glamorous, romantic and pretty. The main character desired to have the passion of Paris in his everyday life.
And as the film goes on, this main character becomes "lost" in Paris.
In a surreal world, he meets a bunch of famous writers from various ages. Every conversation with each of these artists has a profound statement. Each of them desires the same thing as the main character. "If only" or "what if"
Man is never truly happy. What seemed as the "Golden era" in one artists life was not golden at all, as that character was dreaming of a better life somewhere else - with someone else.
Towards the end of the film that main character is in quite a strange place, a state of confusion, but it leads him to a path where his decisions become much more simple to follow.


Where does all of this leave my blog? ...In a strange predicament - A contradiction.
The lives we live now will never be satisfying. We will always desire for more – or less. This is the human condition.
I think it is up too us to create our own happiness – make our lives authentic and surround ourselves with people who gives us this in return. Searching for these traits in people is tough, because naturally people are quite impressionable.

But deep down one thing remains – the desire to be loved and accepted. And no matter how many years back we reference – this will always be a fact.