Yeah, many things are bad but feel joy right now while you are alive or miss the opportunity.
I know you have problems. We all have problems. I’m not unsympathetic. In fact, I work on the polycrisis every day. But I also set aside time for joy every day.
You see, whatever our troubles, we are alive right now. This is a short precious interval between two eternities of nothingness. We share a common experience and a common planet.
We live on the same Earth, a planet that fools are destroying. We need to address that. Our group, The Saners, IS addressing that along with other crises. Like the crises of lives wasted on endless senseless toil making crap to enrich elites…sitting in cubicles or factories while life slips away.
All of these problems must be faced, must be solved, must be fixed. These, along with your daily problems of money and relationships and your awful boss. Our limited spare time shouldn’t be wasted staring at screens or worrying or commiserating with others.
We should—no, we MUST—take time for joy. Every day. This is what we can do NOW, even before the crises are fixed. This is a moral imperative, because what is the point of life except to feel joy? Except for creative expression? Except for spending time with friends and loved ones? Except for being in Nature?
Music, art, film, STORIES. These are the things of life. Work—stupid work for money in stupid systems run by stupid elites—that’s all useless and wasteful but, for the moment, necessary. Let’s minimize work and maximize joy.
Do it now. Here’s an old film with the pre-famous Terry Garr to show you how it’s done! (You’ll need to click through to see it on YouTube.)
Please follow me on Medium. Feel joy now AND save the planet and create a sane, caring civilization. The Saners is a one-stop movement! WeAreSaners.org. Sign up at WeAreSaners.org/join.
