| I shall be telling this with a sigh | |
| Somewhere ages and ages hence: | |
| Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— | |
| I took the one less traveled by, | |
| And that has made all the difference. | |
Robert Frost may have but most of us did not.
“The Industrial Revolution was a major shift of technological, socioeconomic, and cultural conditions that occurred in the late 18th century and early 19th century The onset of the Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in human social history, almost every aspect of daily life and human society is, eventually, in some way influenced.”
I believe it was at this time we as a species arrived at the 2 paths in the woods and we took the easiest. Everything became about the material. Make it faster, bigger, easier. And for what? Well, so we have more time. But how do we really use that time? We work.
It’s the famous shell game and we all fell for it, myself included. My husband has an excellent job with excellent pay and overtime. I have two part-time jobs. All those things that made our life bigger, faster and easier cost money. And at first it seems simple enough and I’ll have more time to be with the ones I love and do the things I want to do. NO. Most families have two working parents and we raise a nation of orphans.
“They” control us with fear. You must know your credit score. You must have good credit. But even if you don’t someone will still sell you a car or advance you your paycheck….for a fee. The Fat Cats keep getting fatter from the sweat and blood of the middle class. Do they care if they eliminate us? Of course not. “They” will create a nation of haves and have-nots and continue to control us with fear.
Only by getting past the material can we begin to change the game in our favor.
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