I tried to reach my sister this evening. Several times. I knew she was off work but she was not answering any of my texts.
And I became impatient. Harrumph.......!!!!!!!
Then it struck me how different the world is - with ME being a very guilty culprit - because of technology. How astoundingly........IMPATIENT. In the days prior to cell phones, a person would actually have to wait until someone was AT HOME to call them. How novel! It is becoming the norm for people to cancel their land lines and carry a cell phone only. And you know what that means? That a person can be reached AT ANY TIME, ANYWHERE. It means that a person carries their phone 24/7 because heaven forbid we should miss a call. Or a text. Or not be able to surf the net. Instantly.
Sometimes I sit and wonder what it would be like without any of this *garbage*. Tonight I imagined myself living on an acreage - just one or two acres is enough - just outside the city limits. With only a land line. No texting. Maybe even.......{{gulp}}......no internet. Having my own garden with fresh vegetables (that I absolutely detest taking care of but perhaps I would push myself to do). Maybe even a flower garden if I got REALLY good at gardening.
One, maybe even two dogs that ran wild outdoors.
No cats. They are detestable.
Room for my children to run free and play outside. Ride their bikes without worry of traffic.
Taking life slow.
Learning the art of true patience in an instant society.
Maybe I could start a new movement: Apostolic Amish Society. I can't help but smile. (Maybe I'd even trade in the car for a horse and buggy.....you never know).
2 comments:
You know, that kind of thing is probably one of the most frequent things I think about. I hate technology, yet I keep heading back to it. I text my friends, going on about how I miss when you ran home from school and CALLED your friend on the LAND LINE and made plans to meet at the playground later, and if they were late or didn't show - well tough toenails. No texting 'Where are you!?'. It wasn't that long ago that we didn't have all of this, and to be completely honest I actually miss those days.
Im in!
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