Even more so

What’s wrong with that hypothetical story?  The story ended on a positive light for our dear Sophia.  Others are younger and they suffer much longer.  The damage they do to their little bodies is irreversible, at times resulting in death.  What about those that don’t receive the attention they require, and no one notices until it is too late?  Or those that cannot afford health care and their families watch them die right in front of them?  Watching a child die of an eating disorder must be very painful.  You must know of someone around the age of 12.  Just imagine if it were them…

We are all so wrapped up in watching and experiencing the media that we forget to look at one another.  To actually see the person we are sitting next to.  The 1960’s brought about a change in how stories and people were viewed.  It showed us images that we had never seen before.  It allowed us to see what was occurring in the world.  After the 60’s, people’s priorities changed.  They went from sitting down for family dinner to gathering around their television sets. 

The media has grown since then.  There are times the media displays disturbing images.  Those images that once they are seen will be etched in our minds forever.  For instance, John F Kennedy’s assignation, Bud Dwyer’s televised suicide, Princess Diana’s death, and 9/11.   

In this decade, we are attached more so to the media than any other time.  All types of information is scattered daily upon our great Earth.  Little children are impressionable.  They listen to and witness everything.  They see shows and advertisements all about body image, and how our society feels they should be like.