The X Factor

The popularity of the X Factor and other reality TV reminds of the times we live in. During the 'boom' people had much more choice in their viewing as the many channels now available competed to sell their air time to advertisers. Now however the 'boom' is gone and so in many instances are the advertisers. People are now watching programmes like the X Factor to give them a break from the reality of our economic situation, it brings light where there is nothing for many but darkness. Yet the X factor is not simply a talent contest it is a programme that reminds us of Human frailty, want and desire, frailty in that young people (including the oldies) have so much expected from them and yet week after week go out there and do their best, it is perhaps a lesson to us all even if we are in the over 25 group. People want a better future for them selves and their families and they are entitled to want, they are entitled to set goals and targets and hopefully reach their full potential. Desire, each one of us has within a desire to do something that we have not yet achieved, its not easy and as time goes by we see that desire moving further away, yet we should not stop pursuing that desire, we may not become a world famous artist but at least we give it a lash, we may not become world famous writers but nobody can stop us from giving it a lash.

Perhaps now is the time to re-evaluate our own X FACTOR, is there something you have always wanted to do, always wanted to be, then now is the time to see how best to begin that journey. Maybe you simply want to do a computer course, why not visit you local education centre and talk to a careers advisor, stop making excuses and start making and effort. Thanks to Simon, Louis, Cheryl and Danni for giving us this opportunity to re-examine our own time on this earth.