HK Shopping Mall, a photo by betta design on Flickr.
'Nineteenth
century economists predicted that the abundance made possible by
technological advances and the modern organisation of work would result
in the emergence of 'post-materialist' humans - people existing on a
higher plane, where their cultural, intellectual and spiritual powers
are refined.
But
instead of witnessing the end of economics we live in a time when
economics and its concerns are more dominant than ever before.
People
in affluent countries are now even more obsessed with money and
material acquisition, and the richer they are the more this seems to be
the case.'
http://www.clivehamilton.com/books/affluenza/
http://www.affluenza.org/
Trapped Seeds, a photo by the justified sinner on Flickr.
'Evolution, as far as we can tell, has lodged itself in the brains of man. The ant, the fish, even the ape has gone as far as it can go, but in our brain evolution is moving ...
Suppose
love were to evolve as rapidly in our brains as technical skill has
done ... I have a small hope, that's all, a very small hope, that
someone they call Christ was the fertile element, looking for a crack in
the wall to plant its seed.'
http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/02/20/specials/greene-burnout.html
selbstinszinierung durch fremdbestimmung, a photo by der bobbel on Flickr.
from The Dustbowl of Good and Evil by Tom Richardson
'while fireworks
and fluro wristbands
flash in the dark summer night
Her husband sits in the parking lot
She doesn't see his tears'
Crying For Health (source unknown)
'Crying
is one of our first socialising behaviours, similar to smiling and
laughing. It lets others know how we feel, without needing to use
words.
Babies
cry to attract the attention of their parents. Orphans don't cry as
much, and often have difficulties reading mood and expressing themselves
emotionally.
As
we get older, crying becomes a submissive behaviour. Tear-filled eyes
blur vision and make us seem vulnerable, and therefore less of a threat.
Crying also expresses our emotional distress and calls our tribe to
gather round and support, or forgive.
Crying,
similar to laughing, also has an effect on our brain and 'healthiness'.
Work pressure, anxiety, depression and relationship problems affect the
levels of 'stress' hormones in our body.
Crying
helps to rebalance the stress hormones, even if only for a short time,
makes us feel better and expresses profound emotion.'
