While I was in a layover in Mexico City on Sunday, I had the opportunity to experience a few different things. One was to stumble upon a book written by Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian Author. This book intrigued me so much as it was almost the next puzzle piece to understanding my own ego and more to the linear equation of social dynamics and social interaction.
Paulo Coelho's book, "The Winner Stands Alone", in a nutshell talks about everyone's chase for paper and acceptance into the next level. A fictional novel about humanity putting the glory of celebrity as level of upper achievement and how even on top, a human does what ever possible to stay known in the limelight.
A section on Page 37 and 38 reads; "... The mobile phone, the most important item of clothing. It was essential to be receiving a constant stream of messages or calls, to be prepared to interrupt any conversation in order to answer a call that was not in the least urgent, to stand keying in endless texts via an SMS. They had all forgotten that these initials mean Short Message Service and instead used the keypad as if it were a typewriter... the fact that the phone is no longer simply a method of communicating with others, but a thread of hope, a way of believing that you're not alone, a way of showing others how important you are."
The B Side To The Truth that our society has driven us to continually seek acceptance in everything. We now use our cell phones and Facebook, along with our fashion to continually be saying "look at me, I am important." It has almost become a blinded sense to person that comes across as a cry for what is missing. So ask yourself this question... am I seeking validation... or am I giving validation?
Colton - discover your true'ness'
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