what is going on

Seriously. What is going on with us today? Us as in, the collective people. I was driving home from work when my query began. I was feeling rather sheep like; getting up at the same time every day, going to my job, driving home, all because our culture and society deem it necessary to succeed in life.
I was looking around realizing that I see something cool, or amazing, or special in every day- Magnificent sunsets really never do get old. But I don’t mean this in the corny - everyone-love-each-other-way. I just was thinking as I was enjoying the coincidence of a song I loved coming on the radio at this perfect time in sync with my mood, looking around at other people who looked angry, frustrated, tired.
I asked myself what the secret was. Because everyone knows I ain’t no barrell of sunshine every day either. I decided that to regain the ounce of wonder and suprise we have to be kids again. Kids are the only group of people who continuously see the world as a special magical place. Everything is New! Cool! Exciting! Kids aren’t burnt out because the lines are too long- it only builds excitement up more!
I’m only half-kidding.
Look around at people next to you- we’re lazy, frustrated, angry, lying, cheating, scheming, trying to one up another. We don’t say hey, what can I give back, what can I do to make this a better place. Hell, I don’t trust 1% of the people I meet because I can see them in a moment of interaction- selfish and deceptive. We’ve become so power and money driven that all good intentions have fallen to the wayside, and the only thing left is getting ahead of the guy next to you, making sure you aren’t as big of an ass as someone else, so you come out in the middle.
I’m not suggesting we all sit and hold hands, I just am commenting on how I have percieved most people’s priorities as backwards and/or crazy.
But really, life isn’t supposed to be a series of stressed out jobs and relationships- you’re supposed to get something out of it- and if wonder, excitement, and fun aren’t in the grab bag, then heck, I don’t know what is.