The Never-Ending Headline Reel
I open up a newspaper or the internet to instantly gauge the pulse of what’s happening in our world. Headlines vie for my attention: “South Africa Picks President, but Uncertainty Remains”, “China’s Milk Scandal Now Seen as Risk in Europe” and “Talks Implode During Day of Chaos; Fate of Bailout Plan Remains Unresolved”. There’s even one about how PETA is urging Ben & Jerry’s to make their ice cream with breast milk. I’m not kidding.
Headlines, whether they are world-changing or completely ridiculous, rule our world. I wonder how they affect me. Do they change my life? Do i simply feel informed for a quick moment only to then go about normal routine and forget?
Thomas Jefferson was once quoted as saying,
“I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it.”
I wonder if he was on to something. I do want to be informed, but sometimes I wonder if I am really connected with this constant hum of information. Often I feel like the news changes so fast and I’ll never keep up, so why pick up a newspaper when it’s just going to be tomorrow’s fire starter?
The people, places and events of our world are important, but do you invest time into staying informed about them beyond just the headlines? How do you decide what’s most important to you, since we can never keep up with all of the latest news?
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