Face Time

The other day, my wife, daughter and I had a Dr. appt. My Brother came along, as he was babysitting for us that day, and he was also keeping my other daughter company. Anyway, as we were sitting in the waiting room, I was reading, my brother was reading to my kids and my wife was reading. I got tired of reading, so I took out my iPhone and surfed the Net.... None of us were talking to each other we were engaged in a book/magazine/phone. (You could make the argument that my brother was reading to my kids, and you are correct, but he wasn't talking to them...)

as I was sitting there, i got the strong impression that this is what most people do today. We disengage from society and listen to our Ipod's, look at our iPad's, read a magazine, all so we don't have to talk to someone else.... its the same when people walk on the side of the road... and when someone actually says something to us, (or when people sit and talk in a room) we become annoyed... or at the very least think they are strange because they are talking.

While I'm not against technology, I think we need to use it in moderation. Like tonight for example. I came home from work and had supper and chose to spend time with my kids playing a game, instead of sitting them in front of the TV, while i watched the news. I chose to spend face time with them, and as a result, we both enjoyed being with each other.

this is what we were made to do... interact with one another. maybe it's time that we turn off the ipod/iPhone for a few moments and spend that time talking to people... you never know where it will lead...... into a conversation. (if you've forgotten how to carry on a conversation, i guess you could always Google it!) Give it a try, have some face time with someone this week. You'll be glad you did!