Originally published 09-02-19
A couple weeks ago, I met with a group of people and
brainstormed ideas for what we could do to help people with mental health problems,
and also about how social media contributes to these problems. One woman made
the comment: “people now don’t have a purpose, they don’t have a meaning to
their lives. I think that is one of the main things we have lost [with social
media].” I liked the idea, and put it into a poem.
With a Purpose
Walk with a purpose
through the drifting world,
which preaches so loudly of acceptance
that many accept themselves as merely who they are,
without any idea of who they could be.
Step with meaning
away from useless habits,
from passive consumption of flashing media
to active, personal creation
of beauty.
Stride with confidence
to a destination hoped for,
if not seen:
a loving Father,
an eternal family.
