It's not my intention to say that entertainment shouldn't be included in young people's lives. These kids are making an effort to improve themselves. I'd imagine TV, video games and beer represent a break from their studies... not the other way around, which is my point.
Ben Petersen On 24 Jul 2003, at 10:29, Rhett MCPEAKE wrote: > I have recently gone back to college at the age of 47. > > Most of my classes include students 25 years younger than me. > > They do play video games, watch TV, and drink beer on occasion. > > They are also concerned with creating a sustainable world for all cultures not > just the most powerful. > > Some are motivated by money and others are motivated by a sense of justice. > > The youth that I have encountered are concerned about the world they live in and > are committed to play an active part in shaping that world. > > As with all age groups, there are those that choose not to participate and just > cruise by. > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/23/03 12:59PM >>> > Jeff, > > No disagreement here... but until a person turns off the TV/video game and sets > about becoming useful and productive no one will ever know what type they are. > > In my view, most of our cultural messages (TV, print, etc), picked up very > quickly by teens, gives them type A aspirations without a sense of how power and > wealth are aquired, so in my mind, kids with questionable roll models are left > with questionable cultural ambitions as a guide. I just saw the original quote > as an antidote to most pop-culture materialism / sloth. > > Ben Petersen > > > > On 22 Jul 2003, at 13:28, Jeff Ward wrote: > > > Ben, > > > > I did say it makes some interesting points, especially not being one to sit > > around on my a$$. > > > > However, in my experience there are two types of people who get off their > > butts: > > > > 1. The Type A - primarily motivated by money, power, greed and the need to > > control. Bill Gates for example. As successful as he gets it will never be > > enough because money, like all material things, is an illusion. It will not > > fill the void, it will not make you happy and in essence it becomes a false > > and controlling god. These people end up with cancer, heart attacks, divorced, > > bitter, suspicious etc... > > > > 2. The spiritual person - primarily motivated by the higher good for all. Ted > > Turner, who I used to think along with Bill was another massive waste of skin, > > came to the realization that more money was just that and no more - but more > > money. He gave (is giving) 1 billion to the UN to assist 3rd world countries. > > The spiritual person is calm, knows that there is something more than this > > Earth, has infectious happiness and is willing to share the means of getting > > there. > > > > If a person chooses to get of their ass for reason number one I would > > rather they sit right back down. Mother Theresa was far richer than Bill > > Gates. > > > > Jeff > > > >
