"Rather than spending all our time watching stupid people doing stupid things and being filmed by other stupid people on TV reality shows, why don't we spend a few minutes each day reading about good people doing good things? I'm not being a hippy, but we've got to improve ourselves as a species or we are absolutely doomed."
I know I shouldn't get so upset after watching a BBV Click year round up but I felt repulsion (same for hubby, same as always, yes, you've heard me mention Click before). Yes, yes I know guys, I should just stop watching it but I'm still a Trekky ok, so this isn't the future I expected, we aren't trying to get anywhere with any space program and at this rate may never do so and yes I've waited a lifetime for my iPad but...but without all the rest, including the very necessary humanity of Roddenberry, the new throw away tech-toys seem pointless..hence the cold chill, deep within, every time I see a bit of fascinating new gear that is great fun...However....
...what about the people; men, women and children without legs, sight, hearing, the paralysed, the brain that could be repaired one day, the person suffering from a dreadful mental illness, cancer, arthritis; the list is endless. True, one day some of these toys may lead to a medical breakthrough, but does anyone care, do you want to invest? The returns may be small, unless of course we can get a pharmaceutical firm to flog them to everyone, need or not, lets creep in the mind of one of those believers and coerce with a cold-eyed, sickening smile- job done? Ok yell at me - Apps for everything - I can take my temperature, my BP, see how drunk I am...et al.
While we are investing our money and energies, having fun, making fun, we seem to forget where we are. We are on a small, yet amazing planet. Don't tell me there is an App for that too...weeee look, I'm at Niagara falls or skydiving over Africa, anywhere I want to be...but you're not, so not.
I know you may be stuck in a boring job, live in a tiny box, containing a larger flat box where you can laugh hilariously at all the things that disturb not only Billy Connolly but many others, or perhaps all you think about is sport, not that I'm against sport (unless of course it's a bad influence on the kids- i.e. using threats and waving fingers) I follow a soccer team, and I've followed my husband all over the place to support him. Even enjoyed a fast sprint and a bat myself. However, is that all you think about, why?
I keep hearing "the young, all they do is stare into their Smartphone's like Zombies" - (interesting how we keep coming back to that- hmm Smartphones and Zombies) but they are not the only ones- all ages do it - we are all in danger. Try leaving your Smartphone at home and go for a nice long walk, with a dog, don't have one? Borrow one, someone always needs a dog walking - dare you. Oh you forgot, you have one, he'd love a run the park with a ball, yes that one, the one he keeps dropping at your feet - perhaps the lead is in the kitchen drawer under the plastic bags - wait - you'll need one of those too.
Think about those dumb shows, why they are on so much, why you waste your live talking about absolutely NOTHING. Because that's what the evil Fat Controller wants...you, not to think and while you're distracted, he can do exactly what he likes....so wake up or fade away - anyone can do it, you don't need an expensive degree to think, or wake from a bad dream.
Or, I hate to bring up that book again, perhaps that is all it meant to say after all, don't let your soul be sucked out by an evil cold eye'd snake, fight back - all it takes is a dog.
Good luck to everyone in 2014 and as I so often received on my School Reports, try harder, don't go to Benedorm/Barcelona/Bali again, try something really wild, shoot the rapids, walk the wilderness, touch the wild Earth and all its wonders - come back to us.
I know I shouldn't get so upset after watching a BBV Click year round up but I felt repulsion (same for hubby, same as always, yes, you've heard me mention Click before). Yes, yes I know guys, I should just stop watching it but I'm still a Trekky ok, so this isn't the future I expected, we aren't trying to get anywhere with any space program and at this rate may never do so and yes I've waited a lifetime for my iPad but...but without all the rest, including the very necessary humanity of Roddenberry, the new throw away tech-toys seem pointless..hence the cold chill, deep within, every time I see a bit of fascinating new gear that is great fun...However....
...what about the people; men, women and children without legs, sight, hearing, the paralysed, the brain that could be repaired one day, the person suffering from a dreadful mental illness, cancer, arthritis; the list is endless. True, one day some of these toys may lead to a medical breakthrough, but does anyone care, do you want to invest? The returns may be small, unless of course we can get a pharmaceutical firm to flog them to everyone, need or not, lets creep in the mind of one of those believers and coerce with a cold-eyed, sickening smile- job done? Ok yell at me - Apps for everything - I can take my temperature, my BP, see how drunk I am...et al.
While we are investing our money and energies, having fun, making fun, we seem to forget where we are. We are on a small, yet amazing planet. Don't tell me there is an App for that too...weeee look, I'm at Niagara falls or skydiving over Africa, anywhere I want to be...but you're not, so not.
I know you may be stuck in a boring job, live in a tiny box, containing a larger flat box where you can laugh hilariously at all the things that disturb not only Billy Connolly but many others, or perhaps all you think about is sport, not that I'm against sport (unless of course it's a bad influence on the kids- i.e. using threats and waving fingers) I follow a soccer team, and I've followed my husband all over the place to support him. Even enjoyed a fast sprint and a bat myself. However, is that all you think about, why?
I keep hearing "the young, all they do is stare into their Smartphone's like Zombies" - (interesting how we keep coming back to that- hmm Smartphones and Zombies) but they are not the only ones- all ages do it - we are all in danger. Try leaving your Smartphone at home and go for a nice long walk, with a dog, don't have one? Borrow one, someone always needs a dog walking - dare you. Oh you forgot, you have one, he'd love a run the park with a ball, yes that one, the one he keeps dropping at your feet - perhaps the lead is in the kitchen drawer under the plastic bags - wait - you'll need one of those too.
Think about those dumb shows, why they are on so much, why you waste your live talking about absolutely NOTHING. Because that's what the evil Fat Controller wants...you, not to think and while you're distracted, he can do exactly what he likes....so wake up or fade away - anyone can do it, you don't need an expensive degree to think, or wake from a bad dream.
Or, I hate to bring up that book again, perhaps that is all it meant to say after all, don't let your soul be sucked out by an evil cold eye'd snake, fight back - all it takes is a dog.
Good luck to everyone in 2014 and as I so often received on my School Reports, try harder, don't go to Benedorm/Barcelona/Bali again, try something really wild, shoot the rapids, walk the wilderness, touch the wild Earth and all its wonders - come back to us.