The constant demands on our attention, ways to be contacted and general information overload just have to be adding to our mental turmoil! I know they are mine.
Parenting is particularly trickier than it used to be, surely. Too many groups to be in, things to respond to, endless other parents worries about this or that that cloud our own.
I could go on.
While we ‘may’ be safer, I’d argue we’re not in better shape and that some level of ignorance is bliss is a darn good thing.
I agree with you, Penny. All these diminutive demands and pernickety pressures are awful. And worrying about the worries of others, as you mention, piles on top. It's why I wanted to frame it with the comparison. They're not necessarily linked, so I'd be delighted with fewer little issues... On the express agreement that we're not sent a load of hungry roaming tigers in return!
Good point, Priya. A tension I doubt many people actively strive toward, but are propelled toward. Again, more a compulsion or a safety mechanism than a want.
And for those who do strive toward it? I'm guessing they're more likely to reach higher heights of that hierarchy.
The constant demands on our attention, ways to be contacted and general information overload just have to be adding to our mental turmoil! I know they are mine.
Parenting is particularly trickier than it used to be, surely. Too many groups to be in, things to respond to, endless other parents worries about this or that that cloud our own.
I could go on.
While we ‘may’ be safer, I’d argue we’re not in better shape and that some level of ignorance is bliss is a darn good thing.
A great talking point, this is though 👍
I agree with you, Penny. All these diminutive demands and pernickety pressures are awful. And worrying about the worries of others, as you mention, piles on top. It's why I wanted to frame it with the comparison. They're not necessarily linked, so I'd be delighted with fewer little issues... On the express agreement that we're not sent a load of hungry roaming tigers in return!
I’m writing about the paradox of be human and I think we want equitable solutions even as we arrange ourselves in an hierarchy.
Good point, Priya. A tension I doubt many people actively strive toward, but are propelled toward. Again, more a compulsion or a safety mechanism than a want.
And for those who do strive toward it? I'm guessing they're more likely to reach higher heights of that hierarchy.
The confusion continues!