Not sure if I just created an entire new blog page or a new blog entry. Words on the screen will be here, regardless!

Today, I feel the culture blues.

Before visiting India, something felt awry in western culture. I could verbalize some concepts, the materialism , the unconscious mind. Experiencing an older, deeper culture was the reality I needed to bring those guilt-ridden thoughts to life. Those of privilege are told to appreciate what they have without questioning social order. Keep your head down, your stomach full, and your head empty. Not that I want to culture bash. I, and those around me, are beyond fortunate to have shelter, continuous water, and abundant food. But something inside of me has come undone. Though our biological needs are met, where do our spiritual needs go? Our bodies are saturated with calories, our minds with thoughts, where does it leave the heart? Being on campus feels less like civilization and more like a strange confinement. People fidget, look down, stare at phones, computers, walls, anything to avoid each other. Are we fortunate to have these gadgets? iphones, ipads, i, i, i- how appropriately named.

 I have been mostly pretty happy being back, just these moments I gotta question what's going on in the world.