We put a lot of emphasis on the fact that we forget things as we get older. I've learned that you don't necessarily have to be getting older to forget things. I've also learned that the things you do forget as you age are not nearly as important as the things we tend to forget culturally.
So, the 'we' in the equation is society, people, businesses, or whomever you choose to analyze at this point. They've all forgotten the same thing.
What is this illusive thing that has escaped us? It is our reason. Yes, we've forgotten our reason. Actually, it has been forgotten on two fronts. I'll explain.
First, so much happens these days that just doesn't seem reasonable. Taxes, politics, and health care ranking right at the top of the list. However, the most important forgotten reason is our reason for doing things, or the 'why' of life, if you will.
Sure, we go out day after day and do stuff. We know what we do. But so many of us have forgotten why we do it. It is for love, money, status, trappings, etc.?
I think it's time for us to take a hard look at why we do things, then we can figure out how to do them, and then maybe we can tell the world what we've done, because I'm sure it will be spectacular.
Lucky Boyd, American Philosopher
