In Basic Training, the Air Force core values are repeated over and over and over again: Integrity First, Excellence in All We Do, and Service Before Self. I still live by those core values and actually lived by them before I joined.
Because of my adherence to those values, I have a hard time living in today's world of deception, getting by, and laziness. Every time someone, including my children and husband, half-ass something I wonder, "why?" Every time someone screws me over just because they can, I wonder, "why?" Every time someone puts themselves first at the expense of another person, I wonder, "why?"
I am sure all of these issues have been around for a long time, but the movies, history books, and stories of past eras point to a different outlook on life. Maybe I am just in a fantasy world, but I often wish I had been born during a different time. Maybe I would have fit in better. My husband even calls me a "rebel" in a joking manner because I seem to be "going against the grain" by being a "good person."
How did we get here? When did we become a society of "mes?" Why are we concerned with "getting over" on people? Who decided this was a better way to live? What are we teaching the future generations? Where did this all begin? These are all questions I have and absolutely no idea where to start to get the answers. And if I answer these questions, where do I begin to fix it and can I?
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