the reason for a TV-B-Gone....
If you guys have never heard of the TV-B-Gone you can read about it here....Mike got Jana one for Christmas:) Anyway, I got an interesting email from eco-justice ministries that totally talks about the reason for having one of these gizmos....SILENCE! I now understand why I can't handle lots of music or people for long periods of time....You can read the email here (it doesn't copy and paste very well)...but here is a snippet....
Betsy told me about an unexpected "equipment problem" on a backpacking trip.
Her church youth group took a weekend trip to the mountains. The kids had been sent a packing list with the basic items of clothing and camping gear to bring. The list also detailed what not to bring, including cell phones, CD players, and other such electronic gizmos. There was some grumbling about those restrictions, but everyone agreed.
On the first day of the trip, about half an hour into the hike, one of the kids was getting quite anxious. After an hour on the trail, he was very seriously upset. As the adults tried to find out what was going on, the young man explained that he didn't know how to get along without a constant flow of music through his headphones. One hour in the woods without tunes was so anxiety-producing that he had to be taken back home. ........
Betsy told me about an unexpected "equipment problem" on a backpacking trip.
Her church youth group took a weekend trip to the mountains. The kids had been sent a packing list with the basic items of clothing and camping gear to bring. The list also detailed what not to bring, including cell phones, CD players, and other such electronic gizmos. There was some grumbling about those restrictions, but everyone agreed.
On the first day of the trip, about half an hour into the hike, one of the kids was getting quite anxious. After an hour on the trail, he was very seriously upset. As the adults tried to find out what was going on, the young man explained that he didn't know how to get along without a constant flow of music through his headphones. One hour in the woods without tunes was so anxiety-producing that he had to be taken back home. ........
posted by MSMAR @ 1:14 PM
3 Comments:
At 17 February, 2006 13:05,
Michael said…
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At 18 February, 2006 13:17,
Michael said…
Oops, now that I read the whole article (thanks for pointing that out) I am inclined to agree that in my experience tv/movies/video games/drugs/sports so on and so forth are all things people use to distract or amuse or escape from themselves. It isn't about being introspective, it is simply a matter of having inner peace...
May I make a suggestion or observation without being judgemental or suggeting that one might need to change?
Maybe there is some truth in this. Perhaps turning off the TV and music COULD stop distracting us from being at peace with ourselves--and maybe even lead to good sleep!
Is it possible??????
At 20 February, 2006 21:00,
Michael said…
Just suggesting something... since you said something about having a hard time sleeping.
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