Last night, the lyrics of Jill Scott’s song ‘One is the Magic Number’ echoed in my head. It wasn’t Obama’s State of the Union address that elevated the volume but the ‘state of life’ for so many people that I know and certainly encounter on a daily basis. It seems one, everyone — man, woman and child—for themselves. We have become self-driven and survival focused.
People all over the country are in a massive financial gridlock and playing, watching or debating politics aren’t the priority at the moment. Generating income, providing food and shelter for one’s family are far more pressing than being posted in front of the television listening to the push and pull of unfulfilled promises. Talk is cheap, people are desperate and the tunnel is dark. It’s all a sugar-coat until it makes a ‘better’ difference and can be felt in the day-to-day.
Last night, as I mildly complained about the need to miss the State of the Union address due to a prior commitment, I quickly learned many didn’t plan on watching it, period. Why? Were they they disenchanted with the possibility of hearing Obama’s campaign speech all over again, but now in a D.C dialect?
Number ONE, it was his first State of the Union address, ONE week after he wrapped up year ONE of his presidency. Didn’t they want to hear the next direction or was it the disconnetion of ONEness that we sensed and hoped for from President Obama? There’s a new party out there call the ’slumber party’ (those who are not interested in hearing what is NOT being done!)
Neither here nor there, the mantra was ‘do it right or do it again!’ The same thing I often think when I take the first sip of my tongue twisting coffee order and it’s wrong. There is a right way and a wrong way to do everything—from a cup of coffee to the political affairs our country. No excuses, we want it right, right now!
Lisa Newell
Sorry to inform the “Instant” Society but the stew that we are in cannot be microwaved; to be prepared (aka “fixed”) properly, this stuff has to be slowly cooked on the stove. Or maybe this is clearer…just like weight gain, it came on fast and easy but the work to get it off will be long and hard!
So get over that “I want it right now” idea and get prepared for the long haul.
ditto!!
we need way more than his endlless empy slogans and campaign speeches!!!…we need way more now!!!
http://aliciabanks.vox.com/library/post/political-pablum-pavlovian-praises-perpetual-patronizing-promises.html
alicia banks
eloquent fury
A we want it now society, but how many are willing to sacrifice to see our country going in a new direction? You can’t have it both ways…. it took this economy and this country decades to get to where we are now, how many of us have voted consistently? how many have attended community meetings? Do we just shrug our shoulders and say we don’t have time even to vote???
Come on y’all if you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem!