Kevin, always appreciate your insight, and it's interesting that my meaning is often being interpreted so differently from what I meant and intended. I remember our little debate about the "controlling and owning" a few weeks back. In this post, I think again what I was driving at may have gotten misconstrued, as you're saying exactly wh…
Kevin, always appreciate your insight, and it's interesting that my meaning is often being interpreted so differently from what I meant and intended. I remember our little debate about the "controlling and owning" a few weeks back. In this post, I think again what I was driving at may have gotten misconstrued, as you're saying exactly what I was trying to say...that the mysteries ARE so important, that we should be enthralled by them, that we should celebrate them, and my worry is, if the kids have access to everything instantly, that mystery begins to fade with the boredom. Nothing I was saying has anything to do with those who have no home, no family, or questionable health, and I don't see the essay I wrote being about the random distribution of privilege. It was about how I am watching, in very real time, people all over actively choosing a virtual world in which they experience it alone, OVER everything else. And I think sometimes, a lament about the past when the present is so clearly going in a scary direction, is not only important, but unavoidable. All of the numbers show that we're dealing with a mental health crisis we've never before faced, especially with our young people, so without looking back for clues, we cannot look Forward with answers. Your final statement again touches on what was the true meaning of my whole essay, and also what I was wanting, for kids to be more intimately connected with the great amazing mysterious beautiful world around them, and those beautiful souls they share it with, not just the bells and whistles of the latest device in their hand.
Kevin, always appreciate your insight, and it's interesting that my meaning is often being interpreted so differently from what I meant and intended. I remember our little debate about the "controlling and owning" a few weeks back. In this post, I think again what I was driving at may have gotten misconstrued, as you're saying exactly what I was trying to say...that the mysteries ARE so important, that we should be enthralled by them, that we should celebrate them, and my worry is, if the kids have access to everything instantly, that mystery begins to fade with the boredom. Nothing I was saying has anything to do with those who have no home, no family, or questionable health, and I don't see the essay I wrote being about the random distribution of privilege. It was about how I am watching, in very real time, people all over actively choosing a virtual world in which they experience it alone, OVER everything else. And I think sometimes, a lament about the past when the present is so clearly going in a scary direction, is not only important, but unavoidable. All of the numbers show that we're dealing with a mental health crisis we've never before faced, especially with our young people, so without looking back for clues, we cannot look Forward with answers. Your final statement again touches on what was the true meaning of my whole essay, and also what I was wanting, for kids to be more intimately connected with the great amazing mysterious beautiful world around them, and those beautiful souls they share it with, not just the bells and whistles of the latest device in their hand.