They do not impress the secular man. Life lived is without that kind of worry.
The average man being unconcerned about such things. Golden streets? I need it right now, he says. Wipe away tears? Wipe them away now.
I was partaker of a conversation regarding television shows like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The companion near me asked, why can’t we give the money for that one house to a number of people instead?
I had one of the moments when a truth was said.
I don’t have an answer to that. At the time, my ex said my companion did not understand. She was a non-profit fundraiser.
Was the purpose of the show was to create a culture of goodness? Was it to sell the TV commercial products? That second one seemed more obvious.
One certainty is that many recipients of the makeover cannot keep the house after the giveaway.
Why would something that did not succeed in the long run be funded?
There is much waste of resources and human power in the business of television and movies. The making of money being the answer.