about the world and my life

[katriona_s]

As one of the honest & respectable cirizens we all should follow (or, at least try to follow) the major news of the world and think about them. But recently it's more difficult than before to do it. Not only because there are too many important incidents in the world but also because most of them are too horrible, intolerably unreasonable and unfair. It's very difficult to keep the composure when I see those news from Gaza (to me, it was already enough with the news from Ukraine before Oct.), so, I confess that I have almost given up following the news recently. I don't want to join the exchange of the ugly slander and hate on internet, but I found I can't escape from the dark thought about the various tragedies, the unfairness and misery. Thus I rather try to focus just on my personal life, tribial good things in my life. Still I tend to feel gloomy. It's quite a pity because now in the early winter the climate is not much severe here, this world is (at least around me) so full of nice things, I have just a littele serious problems in my life at the moment so I should feel happy and enjoy the life every day... :(

Comments

[coffeetime]

I also don't follow the news closely, especially international news.

There is a lot of evil in the world, and a lot of sadness. My participation in the spectacle will not make it better, but it will make ME worse. I don't mean to say I completely ignore news, but I do not read extensively, watch it on TV, etc. I do not listen to BBC or NPR much anymore. I just can't take it, I am too tired and too sad already. It started with getting rid of my Twitter account when Trump was president, because the news was always about Trump. And then after losing my daughter and living through a pandemic, I was just exhausted and had no energy for news...particularly politics.

If I can do something good in my little corner of the world, I will. So I pay attention to local news, as much as I can tolerate.

[katriona_s]

Paying attention to the local news is a good idea, I think! Yes, we cannot change the world but we might be able to change the small things around us, it is something!

[michaelboy]

It's only natural to want to expose yourself less continuously to horrible news. It doesn't mean that you are refusing to acknowledge that it exists. There is a balance to also allowing yourself to take in more positive and uplifting things.

[katriona_s]

Thank you for your comment. Now things are really difficult...

[vera_j]

It is hard to ignore what is going on around us...but the flow of news is so aggressive that I began drowning in it. So I cut off watching TV two years ago and only watch it if I find a program I like - no news. I listen to a good radio all day long - there is everything I need to know. And then there is always the internet...

[katriona_s]

You are so clever. I think listening to the radio is better than watching the TV news. Un fortunately at the moment I rely on the newspaper and internet to check the news. But when I'd retire my job, I'll try the radio...