The Thoroughly Thoughtless

A few years ago I remember I was on the bus going home from work, and a really loud obnoxious woman was sitting in front of me.  There always seems to be one in every crowd.  Especially at workshops, but that's another story.

This woman was talking loudly on the phone the entire time, calling every person she knew, and complaining to each of them about how SLOW the bus was, how LONG it was taking to get there (I believe she used the word "eons"), and how she was gonna have a HEART ATTACK if the bus driver drove any slower.

It was so aggravating to hear her complaining, especially when she complained about the bus driver because I knew he could hear her (who couldn't?).  What did she expect?  It was rush hour, it was raining, and there was a lot of traffic.

It's so amazing, I couldn't help but think, how a person could be so bored with life that they can't just look out the window and watch the world go by.  Any minute without the entertainment of a T.V. screen, a book, a cell phone, a PSP - to some people - is a minute wasted, or a minute spent completely bored.  How about using your extra time observing, analyzing, thinking, or wondering?  Musing or imagining?  Instead of having everything handed to us precooked or prethought up.  Thoroughly thoughtless - that's a good way to describe these people.

Welcome everyone, to the world of the Thoroughly Thoughtless!  Are you so lazy you can't think of anything yourself?  Do you have a nervous breakdown if your mind isn't occupied with garbage 24/7?  Do you get headaches whenever there's the slightest problem you can't handle?   Do you crave a distraction from the ugliness of reality?  Then you've come to the right place!

And the sad thing is, the majority of people (at least here in the U.S) are citizens of the Thoroughly Thoughtless world.  I'm not saying we should be zombies and wander around doing nothing all day, but doing that once in a while, when you have the chance, wouldn't hurt.