Something to chew on...

(from sean robertson and the kos diaries...)

If you live in a wealthy suburb [ed. comment: it doesn't HAVE to be wealthy and it doesn't HAVE to be a suburb] and attend a nice affluent church every sunday [ed. comment: it doesn't HAVE to be affluent and you don't necessarily HAVE to attend a church at all] and you work in a sterile office where all your coworkers are well educated and affluent [ed. comment: they don't necessarily HAVE to be well educated and affluent], and then you go home and watch television shows that focus only on hyped-up superficial interpersonal politics (read reality-TV) or sporting events that maybe give you pride for your city but no real connection with anyone, how can you possibly expect to understand the plight of those not like you? How can you expect to help move society forward when your definition of forward includes no one outside your small realm of understanding?

while what the author says may be particularly true for the wealthy, well educated and affluent, the described mindset is by no means restricted to them... lots of folks from all socio-economic and ethnic groups do exactly the same thing - put as much psychological, emotional and, often, geographical distance as possible between themselves and those who are not "like" them...

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