Feel the Burn

I don’t like feeling pain.

When in pain I want to distract myself and will more often than not do whatever it takes to serve the purpose. I know I’m not alone because our economy depends on this rather chicken-shit human tendency. I’m talking about drug manufacturers, of course, but they’re not alone.

The entertainment industry distracts and amuses us, and makes us care about its stories. We can be so completely engrossed that we succeed in forgetting our own pain; and even more readily cease to care about the pain of others. Frighteningly, our willingness to avoid, seek pleasure, forget and be apathetic is essential for our economy.

In the hope of avoiding fear and pain, I am at this moment trying to not think about the implications of this . . .