We are technologically superior to previous generations. But are we losing too much in the process? First we walked, then galloped, then rode on rails together. Now we drive, largely with windows up, and go home to hermetically sealed homes, coming out only to take out the trash or grab the newspaper. Once we entertained ourselves at home by reading books aloud. In the 1920s families gathered around the radio. In the 1950s, they gathered around the television. Now there is a television in each room. Computers only make it worse... Again my question is, Is this progress? When does life slow down enough so that we can talk? When do we enjoy our neighborhoods? Where do we experience community? In the last hundred years we have gone from life on a porch with family and neighbors to life in isolation in front of a cathode tube. Is the quality of life improving? Is ours a richer experience? Frankly, I do not believe it anymore. Call it romanticism. Call it naivete. Call me a Luddite.Terry Johnson "A Call to Family Worship" from Give Praise to God
