by Ray Jason
This
sea gypsy life has rewarded me so richly. A
philosopher’s yearning for knowledge, for
understanding and for
wisdom,
requires certain conditions in order to be achieved. For
me, those necessities are Solitude, Simplicity and Silence. These
qualities are essential
if one is to discern worthwhile
lessons amidst the frenzy and cacophony of modern life.
And
they are abundant in my quiet, watery world.
Long
years of pondering the bigger questions, have convinced me that
humanity is silently surrendering its independence to nameless,
faceless social engineers. They have severed us from our historical
brilliance as strong, self-reliant, members
of the natural community. They have converted us into fragile,
dependent clones in the artificial world of cyber-cities.
These
Life Programmers have transformed us from
pioneers with rugged skills wearing sturdy clothes, into consumers
with useless diplomas squeezed into skinny jeans. They
have replaced face-to-face friendship with face-to-screen
“connectivity.” And
now the streets are strewn with hipster zombies who are as addicted
to their devices as a ghetto junkie is to his fix.