This is a good post; I have been mulling over the similar question of ‘Why are so many people eternal adolescents?’.
I began to wonder this when I would visit my family over Christmas, and as the youngest, feeling like the only adult in the room. The willing and easy clinging to ignorance (refusal to look at what I thought of as proof of my point), and the use of cliche to excuse the flaws in their thinking....it breaks my heart. We now stick to safe subjects like gardening.
Why am I different? In grade school, a teacher was teaching us about newspapers and the distribution of information. What stuck with me was when he pointed out how to read the article and see what wasn’t included. Being a meditative child who enjoyed reading, I quickly realized that almost every article avoided putting in some facts, and used emotional language to shape opinion.
I was about 10, and at that age a person needs to trust authority figures, to feel that they are in control and are honest. The realization that this unfairness was happening was horrifying.
I was about 10, and at that age a person needs to trust authority figures, to feel that they are in control and are honest. The realization that this unfairness was happening was horrifying.