I have a theory...I'm sure its not mine alone...and it is about societal behaviour. That thing that is the result of what we as individuals do, which is repeated by our peers. It is driven by needs, some conscious, some endocrine, some learned behaviours, and all are linked to the brain, and its ability to act/react to stumuli...
where am I going with this?
well today in a rare moment of stupidity ( when I left all of N+1 in their room and I actually drove my car to the fruit shop... ( OK it is a bio-diesel, and seems to hate fuel stations...but)...it occurred to me that either I was driving slowly, or everyone else was impatient, short on time, just had to get around me and everyone else for what ever reason seemed to totally ignore the fact that I and other humans were trying to go about our lives and get from a to b safely (and arrive alive).
I tried to think of the common denominator for their behaviour, beyond herd mentality...is it that they dont know any better?, are driven by need?, desire?, fear?, or some urge to act reckelessly?, irresponsibly and uncaringly....??
hmm now what would do that?, what is it that a huge proportion of our population do, that delivers this outcome?...
we all sleep, we all breathe, we all go to the loo...nah, thats been human habit since we came down from the trees....
OK, we all feed our brains with what we hope are nutrients to enable it and our bits to function (getting warm here!!)..
Now in many societies that has been the case for centuries and still they seem to get on just fine, they seem to manage their living in close quarters with give and take and let their neighbours go first...all lovey dovey stuff...and in those societies there is a common thread, a common use of natural unprocessed foods which are thin on chemicals of mass production (destruction?)..hence a brain that functions as intended by she who is your chosen diety/maker/great planner..whatever...
BUT do we do that, do we in the mechanised urban society we define as "developed" do act reasonably, caringly, and consistenly well when in charge of mechanised objects or competing on a roadway we all expect to share and try to dominate...why is that ?.... what is it that we do, that is pretty much our downfall?
What dictates behaviour that seems to be getting worse, when we have a responsibility to discharge we somehow we get the wires crossed....?
hmmm we take substances... we take alcohol..the law defines a limit and over that we get put away...so its not just that...we have illegal drugs and substances considered illegal which the law defines as inappropriate for consumption and views dimly any use of a mechanised object on a public roadway if under the influence etc...so its its not just that...
what we are more open to is something that we nearly all do or are affected by...hmmm
I was reading this blog on Nutrition and as I was puzzling my little lump of grey and white matter on the issue of human behaviour and changing it for the better concerning attitudes towards riders of bicycles, I saw this gem:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ymmuz7 (its long but makes darn serious sense of all this)
I know kids can get hyperactive if they eat the wrong foods... but what about if we nearly all eat the wrong foods...is it reasonable to suggest that whilst that in itself may not be solely responsible for our atrocious behaviour on the roads, could it be a contributor....a major contributor at that!
This last week has been ghastly for our riding fraternity, we have had major crashes with groups and sole riders hit by inattentive, substance abused and speeding motorists resulting in hospitalisations , serious long term injuries and unfortunate saddening senseless deaths.
I reckon society needs to get its collective brain in order, to feed it (the brain) properly and have it act naturally and caringly towards our fellow man, as to me it appears that this very brain is suffering serious subtance abuse from the very nutrients our food production industry is making available to us and suggesting that such food is good, wholesome and all we need to function in our society...
The use of colourings, preservatives, overprocessing and output enhancements all which remove and alter nutritional components have to be a concern to you ...
Am I barking up the wrong tree here or is there merit in this line.
Is behaviour deterioriating because of what we feed our brains?
And
Is it that we , who choose to ride our bikes and thus are regarded as highly vulnerable road users, are the first casualties in the war between brain function and bad brain food?
Is the brain losing the battle?
Discuss........
where am I going with this?
well today in a rare moment of stupidity ( when I left all of N+1 in their room and I actually drove my car to the fruit shop... ( OK it is a bio-diesel, and seems to hate fuel stations...but)...it occurred to me that either I was driving slowly, or everyone else was impatient, short on time, just had to get around me and everyone else for what ever reason seemed to totally ignore the fact that I and other humans were trying to go about our lives and get from a to b safely (and arrive alive).
I tried to think of the common denominator for their behaviour, beyond herd mentality...is it that they dont know any better?, are driven by need?, desire?, fear?, or some urge to act reckelessly?, irresponsibly and uncaringly....??
hmm now what would do that?, what is it that a huge proportion of our population do, that delivers this outcome?...
we all sleep, we all breathe, we all go to the loo...nah, thats been human habit since we came down from the trees....
OK, we all feed our brains with what we hope are nutrients to enable it and our bits to function (getting warm here!!)..
Now in many societies that has been the case for centuries and still they seem to get on just fine, they seem to manage their living in close quarters with give and take and let their neighbours go first...all lovey dovey stuff...and in those societies there is a common thread, a common use of natural unprocessed foods which are thin on chemicals of mass production (destruction?)..hence a brain that functions as intended by she who is your chosen diety/maker/great planner..whatever...
BUT do we do that, do we in the mechanised urban society we define as "developed" do act reasonably, caringly, and consistenly well when in charge of mechanised objects or competing on a roadway we all expect to share and try to dominate...why is that ?.... what is it that we do, that is pretty much our downfall?
What dictates behaviour that seems to be getting worse, when we have a responsibility to discharge we somehow we get the wires crossed....?
hmmm we take substances... we take alcohol..the law defines a limit and over that we get put away...so its not just that...we have illegal drugs and substances considered illegal which the law defines as inappropriate for consumption and views dimly any use of a mechanised object on a public roadway if under the influence etc...so its its not just that...
what we are more open to is something that we nearly all do or are affected by...hmmm
I was reading this blog on Nutrition and as I was puzzling my little lump of grey and white matter on the issue of human behaviour and changing it for the better concerning attitudes towards riders of bicycles, I saw this gem:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ymmuz7 (its long but makes darn serious sense of all this)
I know kids can get hyperactive if they eat the wrong foods... but what about if we nearly all eat the wrong foods...is it reasonable to suggest that whilst that in itself may not be solely responsible for our atrocious behaviour on the roads, could it be a contributor....a major contributor at that!
This last week has been ghastly for our riding fraternity, we have had major crashes with groups and sole riders hit by inattentive, substance abused and speeding motorists resulting in hospitalisations , serious long term injuries and unfortunate saddening senseless deaths.
I reckon society needs to get its collective brain in order, to feed it (the brain) properly and have it act naturally and caringly towards our fellow man, as to me it appears that this very brain is suffering serious subtance abuse from the very nutrients our food production industry is making available to us and suggesting that such food is good, wholesome and all we need to function in our society...
The use of colourings, preservatives, overprocessing and output enhancements all which remove and alter nutritional components have to be a concern to you ...
Am I barking up the wrong tree here or is there merit in this line.
Is behaviour deterioriating because of what we feed our brains?
And
Is it that we , who choose to ride our bikes and thus are regarded as highly vulnerable road users, are the first casualties in the war between brain function and bad brain food?
Is the brain losing the battle?
Discuss........