Perceptions
Yes Suki, people DO choose their states of consciousness, but they do so from, what I consider, very narrow choices, a limited menu.
Things have gotten worse in this sense for us on the island.
I remember when "EL VIAJE UNIVERSITARIO A EUROPA DE LA UPR" was the trip of a life time for students, today it's "EL VIAJE A DISNEY."
Its all a matter of perception too.
While no self respecting upper middle class matron in the U.S.A. would find a trip to shop at K-Mart as an "experience of a life time", In Puerto Rico, at the uppity Monte Hiedra shopping mall, Upper class matrons spit and punch each others faces attacking the sales of Chinese "Chatskas" ( Yiddish for junk) at K-Mart, Marshals or Wal-Mart. Go figure..........LOL
While upper middle class Gringos are expanding their horizons and visiting Tibet,Vietnam or Yemen, upper middle class Ricans are visiting Las Vegas, Branson Mo. and attacking the buffets on the crusie ships, like if there were no tomorrow.
Yes its all a matter of perceptions. LOL
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