Brain initiative subcommittee -by (me!) Sandra, tvgp
Now, see what we have here: this young, kind, intelligent, wonderful teenage boy is severely self conscious because of his.... (Let's do multiple choice) a. Manners B. Grades c. Helpfulness d. Acne.
-and this adult male here.. Blowing cigarette smoke in an elderly woman's face, and throwing litter on the ground, and referring to every female that walks by as a bitch.. He! Is not self conscious at all. Film him and show it to the world.. He doesn't -care-
Back to the wonderful boy preoccupied by what people must think of his acne..
Back to the adult male..
SO: your task in this subcommittee is to understand the roots of self consciousness.. What creates it? How can we uncreate and create it to the benefit of all mankind?
How do we, in our culture, have so many people hyper self conscious about looks/appearance.. And other segments not in the least self conscious about their behavior?
Where is that -care- neuron in the human brain? How can we re-wire and make connections so that people care about one another? Not over-care about appearance and under-care about behavior?
Our culture is not fixed; but majority does seem to rule.. What message is the majority of TV, books, Movies, commercials, conversations, products, video games, technology, etc., Sending/selling?
Identify/define: culture. We have macro: western culture.. For example, and then.. Micro: the culture of your home, school, Individual classrooms, church, place of work, neighborhood...
This should keep you busy for a while: self consciousness and culture: origin? Influence? Ability to change? Link between the two..
Write now it appears to me, the current culture we live in, attacks and undermines self-worth for a couple or a few decades, and then the balance -the next 20 years- or so, are spent trying to un-do the damage.. But what if we can PREVENT the damage being done in the first place? -how much more powerful each individual and our societies could become..
That's what I'm thinking about today. You?
posted by SHE @ 8:37 AM
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