From the mind of critic: “If fulfillment can be described as enjoying life’s simple pleasures, does technology take us away from that? Does the inherent impersonal nature of social media make us forget what’s actually in front of us, because all we see are the images on the screen in front of us? Does all the poltical vitriol, division and downright hatred both sides have for each other considering our current collective environment, make us forget about how happy a walk on the beach or enjoying a sunset can make us? Or does it actually work to strengthen our simple pleasures, because we need to take our minds off how bad things are, and how much worse they’re going to get before they get better? Even without taking our current political climate in to account, there are so many distractions and so many different entities pulling us in a multitude of directions. This can make it hard to cling to anything, and may cause our minds to start spinning out of control. This is when simple pelasures not only strengthen our daily rountines, but help us acheive our goals by freeing our minds from the propaganda fog, so we see what we truly want, and can think up ways to bring them into our lives. The difference between satisfaction and contentment, is like the difference between happiness and joy. One is fleeting, and the other is long lasting. One will stop our progress, the other will keep us moving forward. The trick is figuring out which is which. The way we do that, is by enjoying life’s simple pleasures. The way we do that, is by not letting any of the current bullshit get us down, but spur us to action. And who doesn’t want action?” 🙂