[Porsche-O-Phile]

We are a society of convenience and our attitude towards marriage reflects it.

Instead of planning ahead, we just do things because we want it now.

Instead of valuing commitment and perseverance, we value superficial appearances and show

Instead of thinking things through, we rationalize after-the-fact.

Instead of valuing family, valuing our words and valuing our oaths, we SAY we value those things. And the most disgusting part is, that's "good enough" for everyone else. We don't hold people to their word. We allow them to use "it's inconvenient" as an excuse to break it. Word as bond has been diluted. Oath has been diluted. Honor has been transformed into a conditional entity. This is a HUGE problem and unquestionably one at the heart of many of our societal problems right now.

Anyone who's been here a while knows how passionate I get about the state of our society and the problems facing it. At the core of many of these problems is a very simple observation I've made:

Instead of valuing what's RIGHT, we value what's EASY

If we fix that and start holding ourselves and each other to a higher standard (our words and our commitments), we will start improving our collective situation. Not before. We cannot have a society of convenience and simultaneously reap the benefits of those things only brought about by discipline and (sometimes) unpleasant sacrifice.