Entertainment?

Entertainment?

Entertainment

I had an experience yesterday that did not really shock me, but did cause me some dismay.  When it was announced that Rita was now a level 4, instead of a level 5 hurricane, I found myself feeling some disappointment, like some excitement when out of my day.

I think on an unconscious level, watching TV is connected with entertainment.

All the news about the last hurricane, was sad, and did cause me distress, but perhaps because it was on TV; a part of me, mistook it as entertainment; a disaster movie, something like that.  It is true that the ratings go up for CNN and Fox when they have something like this to report; something to “entertain” the public with.  Perhaps all the coverage on TV can lead to actually “enjoying” what is being seen, something to have some popcorn with, to sigh and weep, but on some level having a good time with neighbors and friends. 

We are very complex creatures, so it should not surprise me that this could be so; we talk about love hate relationships all the time, so it should not surprises me that this dichotomy could come up in other areas of my inner life also.  There are dark regions inside of me, so I know what I am capable of, if I am swallowed up by these primitive unconscious forces that swim around like hungry sharks, seeking to surface. 

My only hope is to continually seek to grow in ways that lead to integration and life, and not to chaos and disintegration.

Peace

Mitch

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