The world has become so complicated. Everyone has to know the latest news about everything: who's sleeping around with whom, who's got a problem, what's the latest fad, and how quickly can all this information be acquired?
People are so busy getting their noses in everyone else's business, they don't have time for their own. In reality, if you stopped to think about it, does it really matter what religion other people are? As long as you are free to worship however and whomever you please, and you aren't hurting anyone or anything, does it really matter to anyone else? Same goes for peoples' sex lives.
If everyone started paying attention to their own kids and families instead of what's going on on "Modern Family," or "Supernanny," maybe kids would be more prone to behaving, listening, being engaged as a citizen of the human race. People care more about sports than they do their own families.
Why is it people don't think twice about spending money on cable, junk food, cell phones, etc., but balk at saving for their children's education or feeding themselves and their families a healthy, well-rounded diet?
Why does this country spend so much money trying to fix the problems of those in foreign lands when there are so many problems domestically? It's the same problem on a smaller scale individually---people are so interested in what's going on elsewhere, things they couldn't possibly have any impact on in 'real life.' How much of people's time and energy is wasted wondering about the problems and issues of "Dancing with the Stars," or "The Bacherlorette?" When they could be focusing on their kid's math homework or art project, how to save for their retirement, or a myriad of other, real-life, issues.
Things need to scale down. People need to turn their attentions inward. Let others live. Stop being so invested in things that don't matter, in the big picture. Simplicity needs to make a comeback.
