Proud Parents

Your parents would be terribly disappointed if for your entire life, you just played a game, all the time, and never did anything with your life. If instead of going out and getting a job, working hard, helping other people in the world, you just threw a ball at a net, or kicked a ball, or hit a ball with a stick, your parents would be so ashamed that they would never talk about you to their friends.

Your parents would be ashamed that you do these pointless, frivolous activities, unless, of course, unless while you did this activity, people watched you do it, and paid money to watch you. That would not really change what the activity is at all, except that your parents would then be more proud than any other parents you know of.

You could do the most honourable acts of charity in existence, but if you don't make any money, then most parents would be more proud of the child who professionally kicks a ball at a net. If you explained this to a person who had never once seen the society we have created, they would probably laugh and say that you are lying. For some reason though, it is entirely true of our society.

I can't explain this. I don't know why people are like that, but it is completely true. I promise you that this is true. We could change this if we chose to, but for some reason, we don't choose to. It is not the worst quality of mainstream society even, but it is one that we should feel great shame for. It definitely helps to get us to the broken mess that we are baffled to find ourselves in.