The seesaw of emotions

Feelings ranging from the happiest to the saddest. Total polarity. Catastrophes and natural disasters. More and more fatal diseases. A black cloud that hangs over us. And it's not even a metaphor, it's true! We are in a dark moment, with a series of chaotic events that lead us to despair and the search for quick solutions. The more problems appear, the more heated the discussions are. And unnecessary!
In a time when social networks are a priority for many people (including work), people's problems spread quickly. Multitudes of likes and dislikes, millions of posts, likes, reposts. A modern language, but with terms that are very common today, after all, our daily lives are summarized in this context. There is no age or social class, there is no location or time, any topic that goes viral is a form of catastrophe!
This seesaw of emotions takes us high in one moment and quickly lower. In a single day we can enjoy the feeling of happiness sharing an achievement (or showing off something) and that same day we receive very shocking, sad news. In the same “place”, the highs and lows are oscillations of seconds. When we are celebrating something, we are subject to devastating news. While we cry about something, we are faced with the birth of a baby, a business, the arrival of something exciting.
If there's one thing the internet (and especially social media) does, it's unite and help with a cause. But in this same cause, it separates everyone, segregates, criticizes, causes chaos to be established. And I'm not talking about a cause, or an event. I'm talking about everything every day and you also know that, because while reading this text you already know which events, at least this week, I'm talking about. If you read this column a year from now, you will still be aware of what is happening in this sphere today. These are new issues, but the same conflicts.
This shows us more every day that we need to look for a place to escape and it is no longer in apps. If you are so strict that you have a device without a social network, without a current affairs app or a sensationalist news portal, then you can use the internet to navigate creative and neutral seas. Otherwise, you, me, and everyone else will need to escape this toxic environment to rest. Filter what is necessary, achieve self-control to trap your energy in the right place. Easy to write? Difficult to act? For all of us, including. Although not impossible. We know that. The energy we waste on everything negative is the same energy we throw onto the seesaw...
Author : Mariana Goulart
Posted in: 05/13/2024
Last modified: 05/12/2024
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