Socrates said that the unexamined life isn't worth living; I want to take that one step ahead: The unexamined world isn't worth living. My biggest fear is becoming like Jacque Fresco or Nelson Mandela: They're still alive with 90+years to boot, but their worldview sucks. They had all this time to become Emperors of Right Wing darkness, yet they chose a different route. Baby Boomers are nearing the end (finally), yet they still have time to make amends.
One of the biggest critiques of Neon Genesis Evangelion is that Shinji is undergoing so much internal struggle, yet it has little to do with Mankind's Demise. He literally learns nothing about his father's Instrumentality plot, Seele, or the corruption of Nerv. This would be okay if he was a side character, but he's the main character. At one point his role becomes that of a GOD and he doesn't even know it.
Most Liberals would agree with everything that I said in the first paragraph, while being the biggest perpetrators of this delusion. The life of a liberal is the life of a perpetual dream in the low church, and perpetual decadence in the high church. They want Michael Jackson betas and John Lennon Alphas; They want the ambiguously weak and the meaninglessly strong.
Contemplate on your life choices, but also look into the external world. The answers that you're looking for may be on the outside. This advice isn't just something I found on a fortune cookie.
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