Mental entertainment!

I read one of my sister's blogs (you're missing out if you haven't read it) about books and the garbage that writers feel is necessary for the "enrichment" of their masterpieces.  And, let's not forget the visual plethora that continually competes for our attention and the garbage the media is flashing before our eyes.

I will be the first to admit that I really like (okay, maybe "like" is too tame) a good, intense, action-packed, novel that keeps me guessing until the very end.  I enjoy action movies and ones with a little punch.  What I don't get is the writers', authors', editors', producers', or whatevers' need to fill the pages and screens with filth and degradation.

I once read a quote that said using profanity (and I will include sex and pornography) is a sign of limited intelligence.  How does that grab all you, so-called, intellectual elite???  Can't think of any other words to define a mood or emotion than foul language?  Can't think of any other way to show physical emotion other than sex and pornography?  Can't think of any other way to portray conflict other than blood, gore, & violence?

I was reading a "teen" series by an author and really enjoyed it.  Lots of suspense, action, drama, etc.  And guess what???  No language, sex, detailed violence or crude references!!!!  Imagine that!!!  Thinking the author would be someone I would enjoy on a more "adult" level, I purchased one of the author's books that was considered to be for adults, instead of young adults or teens.  I sat myself down, eagerly turned to the first page, turned to the next page, flipped through the pages of the first chapter, got up and threw the book away.

Apparently, adult reading, or viewing, means the author can now use foul and vulgar language, crude references, and sex.  Wait a minute.  I thought becoming an adult meant being more mature, gaining more knowledge, using that knowledge intelligently, refinement, respect, professionalism.  You know, all those adult things.  If I had of known that being an adult was the same as being in the locker room when I was a teenager, I would have stopped right there.  Look at all the time and energy, not to mention money, I wasted getting more education, refining and improving myself.  Boy, what a smack in the face for all you people that consider yourselves "professionals" in whatever field you are in.  You got duped!!!!  All that money you thought you were putting in to get ahead.  And look where it got you.  Right back in a teenage locker room.  Feeling smart?????

I'm sooo glad I realized my mistake before I continued down this path of waste.  I'm an adult.  I get to smoke, drink, take drugs, read smut, use foul and vulgar language, read and watch blood and gore, read or look at pornography, etc., etc., etc. Young people, no need to go any further.  You've already made it!!!

I wonder what would happen if being an adult meant, no need to use foul or vulgar language, respect for others, intelligent conversations that don't revolve around sex, no satisfaction in reading or watching explicit violence and accepting it as entertainment, moving past the need for alcohol and drugs to make someone popular or "relaxed", respecting the human body (male or female) and not being caught up in the "wearing less and showing more means 'more mature'".  I could go on forever.

Alas, I have come to the conclusion there are very few real adults out there in the vast human population.  Most of these are children and haven't realized they have already surpassed the older generations.  The other group are those of us who decided to leave our teenage and young, adult years behind us and move on to bigger and better things.  Here's to being a REAL adult.  Grow up world and join the party.  We're having a lot more fun than you are.