Reminiscing the 80s & Early 90s

First of all, before i start rambling in my defense I'd like to say it's not that i am unable to appreciate the moment or that i purposely set out to make myself feel a tad melancholic. I think it's just that i am in a place in my life right now where it is not crystal clear, which is something unusual for me, where i am going or what i am doing. So maybe as a reaction to that i am reminiscing some of m best moments or phases where i felt fine even though nothing was totally mapped out. Just to make put it out there, I'm actually in pretty rather nice place in my life though my direction is still a bit unclear.But things are good ✔!


Now that that's out of the way, does anyone else feel like recently things have gone south? I mean what happened to the cartoon? What i mean is that we had really goood animations from the 80s: The Simpsons, Care Bears, The Yogi Bear Show, Inspector Gadget, Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ducktales and from the 90s: Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Doug ,Dexter's Laboratory & Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? !

Perhaps, to most of you these shows probably suck, but honestly i remember enjoying watching these shows. I do not cringe with teenage drama from today's shows! Watching the 80s & 90s animations was actual down time, unlike today's animation where you find yourself taking a break from life's real dramas by watching cartoonish drama!

Somehow, even people changed. But i guess that's expected when you have wars waging all over the globe, people starving to death poverty consuming people like a disease with no cure.I guess people are not going to be as lax and as 'cheerful' as they where back in the 80s and early 90s; not to say that there were no wars or famine back then- but at least i felt people had some respect for other humans back then. And that kind of reflected everywhere and in everything, not just the way people treated each other. For example, music was way better. R&b & Rap lyrics were way cleaner  & was of a different caliber; and to quote Chris Rock from his Never Scared Show: "It's hard to defend 'Move bitch, get out the way'..."

People's tempers even changed! Just take a que from Jean Baudrillard and observe people's driving habits, like he did with the Americans. People these days have zero tolerance for drivers in their own country. For instance, consider the Lebanese people, who are 'known' for their hospitality, their generosity and kindness. Well i don't know if that applies to them full time or part time, that is not when they are on the road. I've been living here for quiet some time and let me tell you, I'll turn 22 by the end of the year and i still have changed my mind about driving in this country and in this fiasco. Running a red light here is a very normal thing, in case you aren't aware of that. Funny enough that's not what rubs me the wrong way about their driving habits. What gets to me is that these rather "generous", "hospitable" and "kind" people will honk their way out of anything, even when it's really worthless. I do not understand, why do they have to honk at the 50 year old guy and call him names and 'insult' him by saying he's old and "should drive on the right side of the road"? It's not like they are rushing anywhere..Bliss Street is not going anywhere, no is Rawche, nor is anywhere else for that matter! Do they not for one second think of anyone else? How can someone be selfish yet 'oh so kind'? I honestly hate it when i see an old guy driving and some crazed guy behind him hoking and beeping and sometimes even cussing at him to move. Why can't they be patient enough for the opportunity when they can get from behind him without such a commotion. And it might be a good idea to think why the old man is still driving..Maybe he has no kids to drive him and maybe he doesn't have a whole lot of money to spare a taxi's fair. Maybe he is just having a heart attack and wants to get to the hospital, instead of dying while waiting for the ambulance to get there, because everyone knows those are fast to answer the call.

I don't mean to attack the Lebanese people, but after living her for such a long time, traffic and people's attitudes can rub anyone the wrong way fast!And yes in case you're wondering, people weren't that nice back in the 80s and 90s, but i bet you a dollar they were nicer than are now. (from what i am told about Lebanon, from my own parents, people used to sleep with their doors unlocked and honest & hard work, no matter if it were farming or engineering was considered dignifying and proper work) But the point remains, that this is happening all over the world in different manifestations. Some in traffic, some in music etc..And though there are good things about our 2010, i wish people progressed while still retaining some essence of the the 80s and 90s. (at least the really good and cool elements)

It would be nice if we were nicer to each other and to Mother Earth. I guess other than high tech computers, cameras, cars, phones, ipods, TVs and other electronics, we could use some revolution in the ethics, compassion and humanity departments. But i am sure that is bound to happen, for every Enlightenment Age there is a Romantic Age.