The Way I See It -- Learning to See the World as a Sage
How many cups of Starbucks coffee have you had where you actually read the message on the side of the cup? These messages are all titled: The Way I See It and are usually quotes from celebrities or names of people we should recognize. I know that most of the time I forget to pay attention and neglect to read the message. Yesterday, message #273 by General Colin Powell caught my attention:
“All children need a laptop. Not a computer, but a human being laptop. Moms, dads, grannies, grandpas, aunts, and uncles. Someone to hold them, read to them, and teach them. Loved ones who will embrace them and pass on the experiences, rituals, and knowledge of a hundred previous generations. Loved ones who will pass to the next generation their expectations of them, their hopes, and their dreams.”
Without using the word, this message is all about sage-ing: synthesizing life’s experiences in order to pass on wisdom to future generations.
From now on, I am determined to read every message on a Starbucks cup and not miss the opportunity to read a message that will make me think.
Reading this I can not discount the fact that laptop avaliability is low. There seems to be a weak connection signal between grandparents, parents, and children. Why does this have to be the case?
Technology, though its advances are great, will never replace flesh to flesh, face to face, human to human interaction. Sure President Obama can hold online "town hall" meetings, and we can skype across the globe, but there is truely something special about a handshake or a big bear hug.
Growing up my family always used to get together on Sundays for lunch. That rarely happens now. The stories and truths that are grandparents hold are left untold.
The way I see it--Face time should never be replaced by Facebook time.
Is more of your social networking time spent online, or in person? Thoughts? Consequences of either one?
Posted by: Ryan Vos | March 28, 2009 at 10:52 AM