See The Elephant

They used to have a phrase during the middle of the 18th century and during the Gold Rush to describe the West to those about to migrate in search of Gold and Glory. The phrase was, "See the Elephant." In other words, see the obvious that lies ahead of you. It was to describe the harsh reality of Western Life. But can we apply it to our everyday lives. Can we all begin to SEE THE ELEPHANT? Can we all learn to see the obvious? It's a hard task at times, seeing the obvious. We never really get a chance to see what's blatantly presented to us in life, we merely look around it and try to see past it, regardless of our feelings towards it. As human beings we look for the underlying reason for something, therefore looking past the obvious. Sometimes things are so simple and yet we've gotten into the habit of over-analyzing them. At times this is a good thing and at other times it only makes a situation worse. For instance, we are a people who are driven for "A CURE" for all ailments. We have looked past the common very easy answers such as, a heating pad or some tea, soup, or plain fresh air and have turned to the all mighty proscription. So doctors have turned into Pez Dispensers when it comes to giving out medicine for all ailments, physical and mental. What we don't seem to understand is that taking these medicines have brought about and can bring about grave consequences. Some of these medications can produce other side effects or ailments and many of these medications have made us so cleanly and healthy that if there was an outbreak of disease or influenza we'd be wiped off the face of the earth because our bodies don't have the anti-bodies built up in order to fight it. We have bypassed the elephant standing in front of us, and moved to more extreme means.

On a side note:
Remember, normal is irrelevant in life, especially when discussing religion.


Some graffiti by England's Bansky:









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