The entire U.S. is in the midst of season finale time on television. All the buzz is about the winners of American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, and Survivor. People get all worked up about Bachelor/Bachelorette, Real Housewives, Jersey Shore, and countless other "Reality" shows. I, for one, am not a reality t.v. lover. I will admit that I watch the last few weeks of American Idol, but that is about it. It doesn't entice me all that much to watch other people live their lives. I like to focus on living my own!
We have all become so preoccupied with media that we no longer know what is real versus what is reality. Not one of those shows accurately portrays the lives of the people involved. We aren't there behind the scenes or in the editing room. Real life is not full of one-liners, cat fights, and an endless stream of barely clothed people strutting around. Real people have real issues like paying the bills not deciding upon what club to go to!
I know that reality television is an escape from our own realities...oh, the irony of that one. But, wouldn't it be great if we spent the time devoted to watching our "idiot boxes" (my mom's word for the tv) to spending time with loved ones, reading a good book, excercising, or growing ourselves spiritually. What if we looked at these reality shows as examples of how not to live our lives instead of making those lifestyles our goal?
Reality tv is not real...it won't pay the bills or make us better people. Occasionally we may learn something and we'll be entertained in the process, but are the lessons learned valuable ones? I feel that we would be better off sitting in silence. We could focus on what really matters like enjoying the company of friends and family, finding out what really interests us in life, mapping out goals for our future, or bettering ourselves in some way.
Reality isn't reality anymore...isn't it time we figured out what really is real in our lives, embrace it, and do our best to enjoy it and make ourselves better human beings? One of my favorite tv shows ended yesterday, "Oprah". Her parting words were those of encouragement to find out who we are and go for it! How awesome is that...figuring out who "you" are, not watching other people be "them"????
God Bless,
Tammy
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