JUST PHILOSOPHISING - THE CYNICISM IN US DO NONE OF US ANY GOOD? PART 2.

It seems to me that we humans tend to become cynical primarily by one of two ways. 

Firstly, we can become cynical, I believe, as a 'natural' result of growing old. A kind of, 'I have seen it all', 'I know it all', and 'I have done it all.' 

'There is nothing really new', and 'it never changes.' Thus we lose our 'faith', and our 'belief that our hopes' will ever come true.'

The other way which can lead to us becoming cynical, is true us hearing the same things, 'the same message' being repeated, time and again, as it were, but not being realised. 

Probably the best example of this cynicism-generated message, is that which we hear from politicians. 

Them telling us how they are going to change the world, and make the lives of their supporters, of the ordinary people, the working classes, better. 

How they are going to bring us the 'promised land.' 

We also tend to hear this message from religious leaders as well. With them telling us how they and the 'word of god', is going to bring us paradise, give us everlasting life and peace. 

But, unlike the politician, the religious leaders know that they cannot be held to account. 

Because they have cleverly promised us something which we can only realise when be die, and the dead has never been know to come back and hold them to account.


To be continued.