Monday, April 14, 2008

Reality TV

When will this peering into the lives of others end? I have seen a commercial over the last week about "Verminator's," the people who get rid of the infestations in homes, behind walls and under houses. This could only be to scare and repulse viewers, placing judgement on the way others live. Where will we stop? Is it that most people want to change careers or are that interested in the lives of others? Some of these are compelling, such as "Deadliest Catch," where I will hope to never find myself, yet fascinating living so close to danger, I do not even like crab!
Then you have the other spectrum of "The Real Lives of Orange County Housewives," where people show their hands, selfish ambitions, spoils of money, superficial relationships. What is the common denominator?
Money? Could it be we are fascinated with the way others earn and spend their money?
American Dream? How people live out their interpretation of the American Dream?
Judgement? That on the outside we can place judgement on the way others live?

I think we live in this voyeuristic society allowing us to look into the lives of others that we can live for some moment in time without the struggles of everyday life. We can use this "fantasy" for our lives to somehow find the secret formula for success without the investment. The investment in reality, our own reality, truth as it is not as we would have it be..... Living in reality, being ourselves and impacting others 2Corinthians 9:12