While at Disney I had a moment to "people" watch. Lauren and I were having breakfast at the hotel restaurant. We had a good time, we joked about all sorts of things and the breakfast was rather pleasant. But something struck me as I watched all these people from different parts of the country and all parts of the world...they had something in common....something that made the place noticeably more silent...most everyone kept checking their phones for text messages or 
emails. The situation was almost saddening. Whole families were seated together with very little to any conversations going on. Heads were down in the prayer position but instead of praying their thumbs were typing away on the phone. Some children, who didn't have phones, were playing away on the DS. Perhaps an attempt by Mom an Dad to keep the child quiet. Who knows. What I do know is despite our advances we've taken so many steps backwards. Phone's once brought people together. Relatives and friends who were 100's or 1000's of miles a part were able to speak to each other more frequently. However, now the phone serves as a distraction to keep us from the very basics of communication. Friendly hand shakes are replaced with a "poke" on Facebook. The once elegant art of letter writing is lost to an email language obscured by LOL's and BRB's. Families no longer talk at the dinner table but instead meet in some fantasy land chat room. Make it your goal to talk...not on the phone...but eye to eye. And here's a crazy idea...write a letter....using a pen and paper..no keyboard allowed.
emails. The situation was almost saddening. Whole families were seated together with very little to any conversations going on. Heads were down in the prayer position but instead of praying their thumbs were typing away on the phone. Some children, who didn't have phones, were playing away on the DS. Perhaps an attempt by Mom an Dad to keep the child quiet. Who knows. What I do know is despite our advances we've taken so many steps backwards. Phone's once brought people together. Relatives and friends who were 100's or 1000's of miles a part were able to speak to each other more frequently. However, now the phone serves as a distraction to keep us from the very basics of communication. Friendly hand shakes are replaced with a "poke" on Facebook. The once elegant art of letter writing is lost to an email language obscured by LOL's and BRB's. Families no longer talk at the dinner table but instead meet in some fantasy land chat room. Make it your goal to talk...not on the phone...but eye to eye. And here's a crazy idea...write a letter....using a pen and paper..no keyboard allowed.Bill
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