Pollution

 Most people think of pollution as environmental pollution.  The trash on the side of the road on in the oceans.  The 'green house' gases emitted by burning fossil fuels.  The noise that seeps through walls in an indoor environment.  The jack hole in the car next to you with bass so loud it vibrates your body.  There's light pollution - when the city lights make it difficult to see stars in the sky.  These forms of pollution are relatively trivial.

The pollution everyone should be thinking about are the ones with a direct affect on your well being.  The things that enter our body and mind.  Think of pollution as all the processed food we eat - the ding dongs, potato chips.  The liquids we drink such as soda, coffee, tea and anything containing alcohol.  The negative thoughts we let into our minds.  The propaganda from the supposed news media that we fester on.  The pornography easily available via the internet.  What we listen to.  What we watch.  What we meditate on.  Pollution is everywhere.

The best way to lead a happy and successful life is to realize the amount of pollution bombarding us from every direction.  Resilience to turn away from pollution builds character.  The ability to question what we're told instead of blindly accepting what we're told.  Striking the balance on when to comply and when to forge your own path and disregard authority.  Being able to discern right from wrong.  Know when to stand strong and knowing when to comply.

It comes down to using your brain and the ability to think.  Stand strong.  Know when something doesn't feel right, it's probably wrong.  And knowing that sometimes something that feels good is bad.  Knowing that what's popular doesn't necessarily mean it right.  And what right is not always popular.

I think and comment a lot about social issues and cultural trends.  I firmly believe that trends such as tattoo, gender issues, politics and policy positions are the work of demons.  Being ushered upon us through manipulation and deception.  Those that accept whatever nonsense is pushed in front of them are incapable of thinking for themselves.  They blindly comply.  They go where the wind blows them.  They lack moral strength and conviction.  They are weak. They compromise themselves by falling victim to the abundance of bad propaganda.  

Think about traditional sex/gender roles.  Like it or not, they set the foundation for the social order.  Look at the social chaos that is a result of traditional family values being shouted down.  Look at the decline of the family.  The decline of institutions.  The rise of individual collectivism - is that a thing??  It's a conundrum.  It's cognitive dissonance.  Whatever.  Who cares.