Are we Having Fun Yet?

When gauging the wellness of the world media and governments use ridiculous abstractions such as GDP or National Indexes.  I believe the much simpler question of, "Are you having fun?" would be a better method of discerning how people are feeling.  Art, community, and all the higher human aspirations appear once people are satisfied with their lives and are living in the moment.  So without people having fun who cares about national product or indexes.  Isn't fun and other people what we are really all here for? 

Witnessing the Soul

Everything is happening automatically.  Choice exists only in the fleeting moment and can only be utilized to change the direction of our self and its desires.  Once the self is changed it operates autonomously until another change is made in the present.  We are not the doer but are rather witnessing the experience changer(soul) from an even higher perspective.  When one isn't changing experience consciously but is allowing their experience to change naturally as it progresses they are sitting outside the soul as a witness.  Most people never even become consciously aware of their soul's power to change their experience and live life like a plastic bag caught in an updraft.  Many homeless people live the life they do because it is the only life where the self(soul) can be free to transform experience according to its will by constantly traveling, using drugs, seeking food and comfort, and meeting new people.  Much of modern society prevents the soul from coming to prominence since people live in a state of comfortable apathy they never seek to change their experience.  To awaken the soul one must find their self in a disagreeable experience and will to change it.(Career change, kicking addiction, changing locales)  Once the soul is activated people  then seek to "come home" to non-duality which is achieved after a time once the self is completely understood and transcended.

Obsession versus Self-Realization

What keeps most people mired in worldly pursuits without ever paying heed to the spiritual side of life is obsession.  In order to better the self-consciousness one must train and better the organism holistically, body, heart, mind, and soul.  Most people's obsessions are a misdirected attempt to better their own consciousness by only heeding the desires of one part of their psyche.  Heeding one aspect of the self over all others always causes problems for the self.  For example, an alcoholic seeks happy emotions and escape from his mind while at the same time poisoning his mind and body.  A collector of objects amasses toys yet languishes in the areas of interpersonal relationships and personal growth. 
Because our society considers true self-infatuation narcissistic people divert their natural obsession to better themselves into activities society deems appropriate such as entertainment addiction(TV, internet, and videogames)  These single track obsessions do not serve to better the person as a whole spiritually.  There is nothing wrong with TV, alcohol, or collecting inherently but, pursued single mindedly they eventually lose their luster and begin to instill more unconscious compulsions in the self. 
If people could realize the futility of narrow-minded obsessions and would rather, seek to better their selves in every conceivable aspect then society would begin to spiritually grow.  Obviously those who amass wealth and power do not wish people to grow holistically but would always rather them pursue paths that lead to more purchasing and economic growth.