Feb 16th, 2021: Authenticity in The Midst of Change

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Many years ago, farmer markets were places we went to buy fruits and vegetables straight from farmers. It used to be where people came and looked for local produce at reasonable prices. These markets used to down to earth. 

Nowadays, it is a different story. Farmer markets now cater to another clientele. They are fancier. Their clients seem to be wealthy folks who are looking for healthier and more expensive products. It is also harder to see a real farmer. These markets are now just another kind of shopping malls with kiosks. 

Something is missing in these new farmer markets. Maybe we can no longer see the authenticity and the simplicity that we experienced in the past. It is like going to Starbucks for a cup of coffee. We have to learn a whole new set of the lingo to sound sophisticated while ordering. It is a lot harder to find just a good coffee without any foreign names and unnecessary added substance.

It is hard to have an authentic self considering the impact of social media in our life. We have done anything possible to fabricate a new self that is wonderfully corrupted. We present that very self to the world and cry out for our rights and our privileges. The pursuit of the false self while attempting to reclaim our true humanity is a sad commentary about humanity.

2 Corinthians 1: 12

"For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you."

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