Greetings Dear Reader,
Consider how long you spend on any one item in your social
feed unless that item really catches your attention. Consider the brevity of advertisements. Even our articles and books have been broken
down into smaller lengths and more digestible chunks. It seems that we are all seeking something
predigested instead of something hefty to chew on with our minds.
We seem to no longer give thought to things that are deep and
long. Our business, leisure, and social
communication have become the traffic of short responses and clever quips
instead of thorough analysis and thoughtful interaction. The idea of careful discourse with reason and
respect seems to be lost.
In the depth of who we long to understand and be
understood. We find great solace when we
connect with others at a genuine level of communication. It is the basis for enduring
relationships.
Earlier this week, I was pondering the relationship I have
with my brother. In over forty years of
relationship and friendship, we have never had an argument or been at odds with
each other. I know he is the only human
that I can honestly say this about. We
have disagreed but we have done so properly.
We have conversations about important matters but we take
the time to hear and see each other in an attitude of love and respect. We give attention to the time and patience
required to communicate well. We defer
to love and kindness over being right or making our point.
We are all in need of expressing our hearts and minds. As our attention takes on deficit, our circle
of friends increasingly expect faster responses. We scroll through conversations and
interactions as if we will actually catch up with all the information coming at
us. We will not. The idea is to filter out the things that do
not matter and not grasp at things just because they are trending or speak to
our pet causes.
I have been without commercial television for nine months
now. I am blissfully aware of the things
of which I am unaware. I have missed out
on months of political, medical, and product ads that want to grab my attention
long enough for me to vote, ask my physician, or act now to buy. It is all the same; they want my money and
support in the middle of me trying to watch something that I am paying to
watch. Those thirty-second spots are
much more costly than I consider because they train me to digest things as they
are given to me rather than chewing on them first.
I must take my time and evaluate what is sent my way. I must filter what I take in. I must further and better filter what I put
out. It does not matter that the trend
is to be clever, quippy, and brief. What
matters, Dear Reader is that we communicate love and kindness. Those are things worthy of long and focused
attention. This is where we should act
now.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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Thorn:
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