Today, society has largely become technical, mechanical, and lacks real variation and feeling. We see this in the advances in technology and how it has affected our everyday life, communication, and medicine.
Everyday there are new gadgets or machines that help you do this and that, claiming to make your life easier by saving time and energy. Tethered to the technology we trust and become so reliant on we tend to lose touch of our creativity. We don't fully express ourselves in our everyday lives because there is always something to help us make it bigger, better, faster. We give up cooking, gardening, writing, conversation, playing games, walking, arithmetic, physical touch, reading, arts and crafts, hobbies, etc. These activities actually help develop the mind, body, and spirit in a positive way.
I personally have seen these changes get worse in the past 20 years. When I was a kid, my mother could not keep me in the house even if it was raining outside. My brother, friends, and I wanted to be outside running, riding bikes, or just getting dirty. Now, as anyone can see, kids are on the phone, computer, or pleasantly plotted in front of the T.V. to play video games or watch it. I've seen electronic devices turn into babysitters so that parents can watch their own T.V. shows or surf the internet. We're only making things worse by passing bad habits on to the next generation.
Pick up a game or a book. Strike up conversation with a stranger or even your own family. Put down your cell phone and look around you. Go for walks or discover your own hobby. Start stimulating your mind, body, and spirit.
The next blog will go into communication and how its has been altered in our technocracy.
Also, I understand that we're using electronic means to pass this information on. We understand its ironic and somewhat hypocritical but its the only way we can get most peoples attention.
Posted on
Mon, July 13, 2009
by Adam Duncan
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