Without technology I wouldnt have listened to this exemplary video. And, I am in total agreement with his lesson. Yet, like all else that exists there comes the need to have balance in the choices we make, the activities we partake in, the decisions that determine how we live and possibly, how we die. Alone? Or, surrounded with a team of friends, allies, family, or animal companions. With a phone in our hand, or not. I choose balance. A variety of everything possible, and safely, economically, feasible. I was raised with, no phone, no car, no television, no newspaper, no dominos, card, or dice games, no public swimming, no wearing of shorts, pants, jeans, or sleeveless blouses, no dancing, no movie theaters, no family vacation trips, very little conversation in a home with four family members, and after age four, no Daddy. You see, all these, along with very little money for our needs, or wants are only a part of the picture. Without the other part, you might feel nothing but sorrow for me. BUT, there is another part that joins the first in telling the entire story of my childhood. The two parts come together to make a whole, which in a perfect world would bring BALANCE to that percentage of my story that you just read. As a child, I was bogged down in the first half. All of the donts, cants, wants, and wishes. I had enjoyable times, and people who loved and cared for me, but I mostly, dwelt on the pain I carried around from those who harmed me, abandoned me, or was inconvenienced by my presence. The imbalance that I was affected by, changed who I would have been had life been different. But, the life I lived, along with its great imbalance MADE me who I am, today. I am thankful for, both, the wonderful memories I carry, in my mind and heart that formed my spirit. And, for the experiences that molded my personality. But, even though the percentages may have never been close to being half and half, they still all came together in the end to form a whole. Love outweighs all else, and through the years the strength that made its way into my being joined that love, finally stripping away the confusion, and melting through the wall of fears and heartache, no longer powerful or in control. No longer able to cause the chaos that had kept me from attaining the balance that I now work so hard to protect. So, whether living a life absent of technology or, surrounded by it, isnt the issue. The issues are, will we be strong enough to know when and how to put it down and really live our lives consciously? Or, do we give our power away, giving in to the electronic Zombie loving world that threatens our intelligence, passion, creativeness, humanity, and ability to communicate face to face, eye to eye.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 04:15:55 +0000