Transported to Another Planet

I’m feeling particularly pensive this morning. I’m reflecting upon my youth and the country in which I once lived. I accept the fact that it no longer exists, as I had lived it. Today, I am faced with the countless controversies in political and social evolution, which are disturbing to me. How do I resolve my lifelong guiding values with today’s persistent, demoralizing, societal demands?

One way, in which I have chosen to assuage my conflict, is to terminate temporarily all print media, TV, and Internet news. I limit my TV to programs, which are fictional, amusing, and enjoyable. In other words, stick my head down into the protective sand, as deeply as I can. I’ll try this retreat from reality until I am forced to return by an inevitable, irrepressible event.

One example of escapism is a dark TV show, “The Walking Dead”. I had seen promos on TV, but thought what idiots watch this mind-numbing trash. One needs to be deranged to enjoy the gratuitous violence glorified in this show. Guess what? I am and I do! I have binge watched over 90 episodes.

Do any of you other old guys feel that you have been transported to another planet?

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Transported to Another Planet