The Sprit of the Age and it's Society

There is a lot going on in our society. The Presidential elections are coming up which is a very big deal. Whichever candidate becomes President will make history. Personally I am excited for change and a new President because I think change is good. All I hear of is how badly the economy is doing and that we are in a recession which might become worse than the depression of the 1940s. I just started college and I have no idea what I want to be which is scary for me. All I know is that I want to make money.

I definitely care about what is going on in the world and how decisions made now will affect me not only now but also in the future. I wonder why the world is the way it is any try to think positively that it will one day and get better. I like to imagine my life after graduating and see myself making a six-figure salary. I’ll be married and have four or five kids but that is after I travel around the world with my husband of course. This is my goal and I am saying goal because if I say it’s a goal not a dream then I can hopefully reach my goal one day. But this won’t be easy because competition in the work force has increased and it is going to take a lot of work to accomplish my goals in life. I hate to hear my parents say “you don’t know but things are bad right now, everyone’s suffering.” My job is school and I don’t have to worry about paying for anything. I just go to school and focus on my schoolwork during the year. I hope there is a new “spirit of age in society” that is not so depressing.

I watched the “Zeitgeist; Religion Part 1 of 3” and I was very fascinated by how they were able to link the story of God with astronomy. It was very interesting to see how the stories of a God were so similar between the various countries. It seems a bit suspicious that each country came up with almost exactly the same concepts for their God. It’s almost impossible for anyone to agree on the same thing. Nevertheless, the one thing that struck my attention the most was that on December 25th the three stars align and they look like they are pointing towards the sun. This is where they say they came up with the idea of the three kings who came to see Jesus when he was born on December 25th. I enjoyed hearing about the different ways the religion and beliefs were related to the movement of the stars and the sun. I understand that there should be multiple perspectives you should take into consideration when you believe in something because not everything is what it claims to be. Just like President’s who make claims and promises that they know they cannot keep. Everything should be questioned and the reasoning behind something should be taken into account.