There’s no doubt about it–I despise being sick. The problem with sickness is not only that it physically knocks you for a loop, but it also sets you back in terms of responsibilities. Being sick forced me to miss work and to spend two days wandering the house struggling to compose a valid thought. I am (hopefully) at the tail end of it and am rediscovering the world days later. I suppose this is a good a time as any to reflect.
I woke up a few minutes ago with the idea to assess the world through new eyes as it were. The first thing I realized is that CNN found another asian tragedy to make money off of. This one comes in the form of a sinking ferry. The story is a bad one. Early reports suggest that the crew told everyone to stay where they were and then the Captain himself was among the first to abandon ship. Not illegal but morally reprehensible. It led me to thinking about these moral constants we have–Captain goes down with his ship and what not. I wonder where these ideas came from and why they become so pervasive on the international stage.
After I climbed down off my high horse I started thinking about news in general and how its moved from information to entertainment. I’ve ranted about this in the past, mostly to suggest that there are fewer places to get the real story anymore. It led me to thinking that maybe folks don’t want news anymore. News can be depressing. Short of sports and weather and information about what is happening very close to you, everything else is perceived as entertainment and is labeled with the expectations thereof.
Hmm… maybe I’m not off my high horse after all…