Discerning

I was raised in a home that was made clear what was right and wrong. If the rules were not followed consequences would follow.
Why is the line between right and wrong not so clear anymore? It seems that truth and error they run so close together in this day and age and weird time we live in how can any one call anything wrong. Especially when society judges itself and follows Hollywood and the super jocks of our world and watch them do what ever they want. Such as curse, swear in the ring. Maybe slam a guy into the ice with a stick to the head from behind. Have no control; just pass it off, as oh the guy was just to pumped to know what he was doing. Or make society believe that he is a clean-cut family guy and when they come out of the Woods find out later he’s not. They make all kinds of money in advertising, pushing products that our children and society use. Only to find out they are leading a double life and if these lime light people can do it, well it must be OK and right. It is no wonder that violence is becoming the norm when kids play such violent video games. Practice anything enough and you become good at it. Instead of real being real it is like virtual reality is becoming reality. Our younger generation is thriving on this. We are watching a move from a standard of morality to emphases on tolerance. We have changed from a society of beliefs to a society of self.
Instead of life being interpreted honestly it is interpreted emotionally. Back in the day there was a level of morality, one was appropriate, and one was not. There was a clear line drawn in the sand which was right and wrong Now days there seems to be a line but it gets moved by the persons morality and how you feel at the moment just move the line over a bit or better yet erase it.
No rule is valid- break it. No authority is valid- ignore it. Just do what you feel is right. Style is more important than substance. Image or appearance is what is real not substance. Is morality just a choice? Do words have no adherent meaning?
We live in a world where everything is possible and nothing is certain.
Sifu Hayes www.silentriverkungfu.com
Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada