It Is Time To Grow Up

The overwhelming majority of the citizens in the United States are suffering. We all know about the economy and the poor state of our institutions, but these are consequences of the problem, not the cause. The reason that we suffer so much in this country is because we are trapped in a state of childhood. We live too much of our lives based on concepts and ideas that the average six year old knows is not true. We still assess people based on physical characteristics and style of dress and wonder why so many incompetent people are working while brilliant people are unemployed. We follow what reports say and ignore what actual happens in our communities and wonder why our neighborhoods are falling apart. We still believe in our elected officials, most of which do not have a thoughtful bone in their bodies, and we wonder why our government has become harmful. It is time for the majority of us to face reality in its entirety. It is time for us to grow up.