Let’s Stop Our Trivial Thinking

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Let’s Stop Our Trivial Thinking

What are the important things in life? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Are we setting a good example for future generations? If you think that we are, then think again.

Many Americans today seem to be obsessed with the little things. Trivial thinkers are always trying to cover up issues or find short-term solutions. It is almost as if Americans can't stop and think about the future. We like reading and hearing about things that don't really make a difference. Walking into a grocery store, you can find lots of magazines filled with stories on celebrities, but how many do you find about world events? Can celebrities somehow help this world become a better place? Why do we need to know so much about their lives? Turning on your television, you can find talk shows filled with stories about other people's problems. Will knowing another person's problems help us become better people? Television now has special "news" shows devoted to Hollywood that never even talk about real world issues. How can we call these shows news programs?

Trivial thinkers today want to know more about trashy issues than they do about important ones. When Mother Teresa died, how many newspapers and magazines talked about the wonderful things that she had done in her life? Not many. When Princess Diana died, how many newspapers and magazines were filled with stories on her life and her problems? Too many. I don't believe that it bettered people's lives knowing every detail of Princess Diana's life. I'm not a better person now that I know that she had marriage trouble and that she was bulimic. Trivial thinkers today relish knowing every detail of a celebrity's life.

Trivial thinking carries over into they way many Americans solve their problems today. Too many Americans today try hard to make issues go away quickly. We find these small solutions that don't really work but look nice.

Children going to school today are faced with these issues. School administrators are worried about gangs, but instead of getting to the real problem they tell children to take off their hats and that they can't wear baggy clothes.

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