So I was listening to my iTunes today and this Gary Allen song came on that I don’t like. It’s come on like 7 times this week, and I keep skipping it, yet iTunes seems to think I need to hear it. Its annoying. And as a result I found myself complaining about my “broken” iTunes.

Something is wrong with my iTunes. It doesn’t work the way it should!

Why does this matter? Because I can’t believe that this is what I whine about. Really? I see starving kids almost every day of the week, but when iTunes doesn’t play the songs I want it to I get upset.

In truth, I’m ashamed. There was a day when that would’ve been the last thing for me to complain about. When I heard myself, I felt slimy. It feels as though its true that I’m a part of the problem. Often, its easy to stay removed from corporate bailouts and foreign wars. But moments like that make me realize that I’m just as much a part of the current mess as anyone else. I’m not above the petty, the materialistic, the selfish.

I hope its a revelation. Not a trend.