The positive thinking patrol stuff is a heavy, heavy burden on those with chronic illness, who may not have a "cure" in sight. I noticed about 20 years ago, bad health became about personal failure, and this is based I believe in New Age and other philosophies that became prevalent in society. The Bible speaks of "rain falling on the just and unjust" but according to widespread ideas of KARMA now so infused in our society, people supposedly get "what they deserve" in this life and if they get horribly ill, it is supposedly their fault. Of course with all the competition with the corporations and consumerist society making everything a carrot on the stick fest, health is like an eternal contest even among the healthy. Whose got the most perfect body counts more today then good character and it has led us to this place where there is little compassion and mercy for the very ill.
life has always been hard.a lot of people justify this, saying it's a charecter faull; they dont admit, life is mostlly out of our control, from the very time we are born, we don't control what life we are born into. The modern "oversimplification" of life is "you can control your life and do anything you set your mind to!" Which is that ridiculous idea, that you are in TOTAL CONTROL OF THE WORLD! Which is laughable! It's a bunch of control freaks, telling you that you can do anything you set your mind to, because you're an American? Or because sheer willpower will create miracles for you? This is so preposterous.where does this ridiculous modern myth come from? I'd really like to see you talk more about this. I always thought this was a very severe Christian thing. But you're correct Christians don't really talk like that. It's that "positive thinking" shit! "You can make miracles come true just from your sheer willpower!" This is disgusting and unrealistic, and that's positive thinking to the max! It sounds like a really bad religion.I'd like to know when this started? Do you have any more information on it? Thanks very much, and I wonder when exactly this started to take over.
ReplyDeletelife has always been hard.a lot of people justify this, saying it's a charecter faull; they dont admit, life is mostlly out of our control, from the very time we are born, we don't control what life we are born into. The modern "oversimplification" of life is "you can control your life and do anything you set your mind to!" Which is that ridiculous idea, that you are in TOTAL CONTROL OF THE WORLD! Which is laughable! It's a bunch of control freaks, telling you that you can do anything you set your mind to, because you're an American? Or because sheer willpower will create miracles for you? This is so preposterous.where does this ridiculous modern myth come from? I'd really like to see you talk more about this. I always thought this was a very severe Christian thing. But you're correct Christians don't really talk like that. It's that "positive thinking" shit! "You can make miracles come true just from your sheer willpower!" This is disgusting and unrealistic, and that's positive thinking to the max! It sounds like a really bad religion.I'd like to know when this started? Do you have any more information on it? Thanks very much, and I wonder when exactly this started to take over.--db in Oregon
ReplyDeleteI think it is the worse thing about American culture, that we supposedly control our lives 100% and everything is a "choice". It is a load of crap and one way they have used it for social control and to keep people down and isolated from any would be allies. In a narc society they run thinks like a Narc mother on the macro-cosm. I hate how they say willpower will fix everything too. What a joke! Christians say rain falls on just and unjust and Bible says when a baby is born there should be tears because there is so much suffering in life, you don't hear that positive thinking garbage. I think it got started in the new age movement with a dash of witchcraft when they told people to start visualizing things to make them happen. That is the religious strain it came from.
DeleteThe poor and the sick....these were the people Jesus loved. Why so much hate our there? I'm so tired of this "blame the victim" mentality. People who would judge the sick and the poor need to walk a mile in the shoes of a sick or poor person before passing judgment. --Luckyotter
ReplyDeleteI agree. People don't understand and just judge. Anyone who is down and out now too many kick them in the face. Jesus loved the "least" of these.
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