outward focus

we live in times where very few people know their purpose in life. few of us take the time to sit down and ponder this question that leaves most of us with the feeling of inadequacy. we live in a society that feeds our needs and greeds with more than we can acquire or consume. we have become obese filled with our own selfish consumerist lifestyle. our eyes are blind and our ears blocked. we don't hear the cries of the people we trample under our feet. we march on towards a pseudo dream or goal. lust filled hearts. driven by a worldly prescribed form of success. the rat race. we curse the slow driver. forever in a rush. every email marked urgent. only smart phones. no more smart people. burning our proverbial candles from both sides. outgrowing our friends. broken relationships. no more quality time. abandoned families. alienated. distant. alone. lonely. obsessed with success. striving for the next promotion. a bigger salary. no more satisfaction. everything has become fake. plastic. empty. meaningless. our hearts and emotions have become seared. blunt to the greater cry out and around. the lady crying in the parking lot. the abused four year old. the depressed secretary. the boss going through divorce. have we become so insensitive. have we completely lost the plot. what ever happened to neighborly love. or common decency. perhaps if we care less about ourselves and a little more about others around us. perhaps then the world can be a better place. perhaps if our focus is outward. putting others first. esteeming them higher than ourselves.