“Accolades” Satire by Mort Laitner
In this age of emojis receiving heartfelt accolades has become a rarity.
Emojis are not accolades.
They are cute little pictures.
Accolades take thought.
Therefore, receiving accolades gets harder and harder. (Recent poll finds that Americans are thinking less due to time spent on the Web.)
While those tapping FaceBookers give out a “thumbs up” or a “happy face” They are really saying, “This is all you’re going to get. So you better enjoy it!”
These tappers refuse to exercise their brain and put it into a higher gear.
I am one of them.
I love the “like” button.
I hit it a hundred times a day.
Zuckerberg is a genius.
He created the lazy man’s or woman’s internet tool to send air kisses—
a tool almost as vicious as the word, “Nice.”
FaceBookers without any thought—effortlessly click away.
What is even more astounding is how most FaceBookers won’t even click on the “like” button. Why because:
Top seven reasons given in a national poll:
- Fear of government intrusion;
- A misapprehension that others may think they give a shit;
- It’s proof that they are mean mother f—ers;
- It’s proof that their parents didn’t love them;
- It’s proof their time on this earth is so valuable that they can not waste even one second.
- It’s proof that their lives suck and they want your life to suck.
- He never likes any of my posts. Ergo, I will never like his posts. (My favorite)
But before the emoji age, things were not that different.
Most people only sent letters for the holidays; on those Hallmark cards they signed “Love” and there names.
Number one reason given for not writing a letter:
“Writing a letter requires me to think.”
I was one of them.
I remember the difficulty my bosses had at giving slaps on the back.
These simple rewards were as guarded as the royal jewels.
So when I receive accolades the satisfaction is boundless.
So boundless that today I put them in my stories.
Hello Mort: Finished your book, could not put it down. Thanks again for your time. Regards Joe Sabrin, author of We Dared to Live—A Tale of Courage and Survival. Geffen Publishing House, Jerusalem, Israel.
From a former Barry University student of mine, “A big thank you for all the pearls of wisdom you shared in your lectures.” Jennifer.
So what am I trying to saying:
Write a few words a day on a few Facebook posts, send a friend a letter, share posts that make you feel good.
Remember the Laws of Reciprocity:
The more love you give, the more love you get.
The less love you give the less love you get.
Remember the Writer’s of Law of Negativity:
Write a story with a negative tone and expect no likes, no shares and no comments.
Merry Christmas. Mort
