Originally Posted by
bestofme 
They all have a plot and a lesson. The lessons of being honest, helping others, being yourself, forgiveness, etc. etc.
The same lessons came from the Torah, the New Testament, the Koran and just about every book of "religious teachings" available....and they've been around 1000's of years......which means these aren't "new" problems.
Some might suggest that we've gotten away from these basic lessons because we're all basically a little selfish, self-centered, immature materialistic, full of false pride and a hyper-active ego, and because we've been buying in (as a culture) into the metric ton of "marketing" out there that tells us to be "ok" we need to get more stuff for ourselves.