Are you not entertained!?
“Are you not entertained! Are you not entertained! Is this not why you are here!” -Gladiator
iPods, chick flicks, Geico commercials, fast cars, expensive sports, soap operas, or tire swings. Why do we have this undying need for something to laugh at, watch, or do?
Have we created a culture for ourselves in which we will sacrifice great things for moments of entertainment or pleasure? Have we sacrificed tough times and challenges before us for laziness and non-movement?
What I am NOT saying: Entertainment is bad. Don’t be entertained. Don’t have fun. Don’t laugh or cry or show any other emotions.
What I AM saying: Life must not be about you. It cannot be. Your world will implode if it is.
Perhaps we are looking for something to challenge us. Something that would make us move. Something that was ignite a passion. Perhaps we want all these things, yet we grow bored. We stop where we are comfortable. Entertainment. Perhaps we are simply looking to escape.
What if we stopped filling our time with an over-indulgence of entertainment simply to pass the time and filled it back up with fuel to live big?
How would your life change if you embraced a challenge? A new depth? Took on a new mountain? Made yourself less comfortable and more impacting?
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