Spiritual Endeavor

When I walk around it is sometimes shocking to me to see nearly everyone with a device in their ear, be it a cell phone or mp3 player. When I was a kid there weren’t all this stuff to have on our person. If you wanted to hear music someone on the block would have a boom box or you might have a cassette player or gosh forbid the radio. I am not super old but at nearly 31 I am old enough to notice that there may be a disconnect with users now a days. Mind you I love technology and it is a great tool when used properly. I think it is funny how many people now a days instead of talking to someone next to them they are hungrily looking for a new track or checking their email or calling someone who they just spoke with 5 minutes ago but not interact with the world around them. I know there are many people that just hate to be alone with themselves. God forbid one should have a thought of their own as it may say something one needs to hear. I for one enjoy times when there isn’t constant noise from the outside. I then have to deal the noise on the inside and that is work! I think technology has gotten us closer and further away from real interaction. I like the fact I can stay in touch with friends in another country, Hi Bobby!! However I still enjoy hanging out with my peeps or getting to know new peeps in a more intimate way. E-mail and text are not intimate! You can say intimate things on occasion, some that may even get you fired but not real human contact. I bet the tech world would really have human interaction if it had smelly vision. Real life is smelly, funny, gross, sexy and tasty. Isn’t that what life is all about?