I'm in the middle of studying my ass off for finals, which basically translates to me cramming my brain as full as possible with as much information in the hope of retaining it for two days at best. True Story. But I just read something so profound, so true, and therefore so scary I had to jot it down. It's from an article discussing the rationalization of bureaucracy in Western society. Basically how goal-oriented organizations aka "big business" have dehumanized the modern employee, causing a shift in our society away from traditional ways of life. Here's where the article hit home for me:
"It is horrible to think that the world could one day be filled with nothing but little cogs (working devices), little men clinging to little jobs and striving toward bigger ones…This passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair. It is as if we were to deliberately become men who need "order" and nothing but order, and become nervous and cowardly if for one moment this order waivers, and helpless if torn away from it. That the world should know no men but these: it is such an evolution that we are already caught up in, and the question is, not how we can promote it, but what can we do in order to keep a portion of mankind free from this disappearance of the soul, and supreme mastery of bureaucratic life."
I mean, wow! I'm sure everyone can relate to this feeling. We have probably all felt a bit of this in our lives. Like the world is just swallowing you whole and no matter how fast you move it's like quick sand that won't let you go. Feelings of struggle and strife, like no matter how hard you try you cannot get ahead in life. (Oooh, that rhymed!) So you see it's no accident, and not to make excuses, but it may not be completely your fault either. People need to stop being so hard on themselves and realize why things work the way they work. All one can do is seek the best possible avenue out, stay on the ball, and simply have patience while the humongous wheel of bureaucracy turns. Because hey, we can't all be Paris Hilton, right? But she got hers (lol) so maybe we can all feel a little bit better for the next 40 days or so…
Facing New York
Facing New York
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