Friday, January 7, 2011
Gadgets controlling your life?
Well, it was pretty obvious what God's message was for today. I had something on my mind already and then I was listening to a program on the radio on the same topic I was thinking about. The topic of the day is what gadgets are controlling your life. Technology is a wonderful thing, with many wonderful uses. We can keep in touch with people that are across the country, and even the world, at the click of a mouse. Any information that we could possibly need is right at our fingertips. If we break down on the side of the road, we can just pick up our cell phone and have someone right there. But, technology can also control our lives. How much time do we spend in front of the computer? How much of it is wasted time? How many quality moments do we miss out on with the ones that we love because we have our nose in the tv or computer screen? I will admit that I spend way too much time playing meaningless games on Facebook, when the purpose of being on it in the first place is to connect with people. So what gadgets might be controlling your life? Lets all make a commitment this year to spend less time with our faces burried in a screen and more time face to face with the ones we love.
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A media fast helped me see this in my life. I learned how to work computers long before they were available for recreation, so I don't lose myself in them unless there is an immenent deadline. However... you should see how thoroughly I can lose myself in a printed page. Same principle applies. I can get so caught up in the benefits of a time-saving device (eg, power tools) that I lose far more time looking for it than doing the tasks it "saves" me from.
ReplyDeleteA media fast (no radio, television, computers, newspapers or magazines) disrupted my habitual consumption enough to see the roles they have in my life.