You’d have to be living under a rock to not know that Zombies are taking over the world. Well… they are not literaly taking over but literature-ly, movie-ly and culturally. How do we survive Zombeism.
First of all – you should know that the Zombie, the undead dead, is not real nor does anyone really believe that they are. So for us Christians that are tempted – please don’t, this is not the time for a Bible study on what happens to people when people die.
According to literary Stanford scholar Angela Becerra Vidergar[1], she has identified the destruction culture connected to crises points such as WWII and the years post 9/11. And, Zombies really are the center of the dramatic storyline – they are instead a reflection of ourselves and the choices we make for survival while under duress and not during regular life.
Penn State Professor Peter Dendle suggests that our modern, technology-driven society[2] finds visceral satisfaction regarding “the simplicity of the zombie’s cravings and impulses.” There’s a kind of freedom in the simplicity of the undead. After all – have you ever witnessed the folks that walk around staring into screens and are not at all connected to those that are physically present.
Or maybe Zombies speak to our need to belong. After all, they are the only monster club that is all inclusive. The do not roll like the cool vampire clicks, or require super powers. They’re mission statement is inclusitivity, from the broom pusher to the CEO. They don’t care who you are, they are bigger than Uncle Sam, they not only want you but the person next to you.[3]
Anywhich way you might connect (or not) to the Zombie nation – they reflect a real need for more than what we can put a microprocessor on or what we might watch in a reality TV episode.
We need to live a life that is more than un-dead, we need a life that is alive and well. May you and I find lives worth living while we are living.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. Ecclesiates 9:10
I’m just sayin’…
MikaMind 