I Think I Understand Now

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Here I sit listening to Black Eyed Peas- Monkey Business thinking- "Wouldn't it be nice to live inside 'My Humps'?" The answer is yes. Its so simple, has a good groove and just takes me away. Maybe this song annoys you and if so, think of another song that does this for you. My point is we all escape from time to time. It can be a healthy thing, but the problem is that way too many of us escape way too often. I sit guilty as charged myself. I was sitting around with Barb and Keith (my aunt and uncle),just yesterday, talking about how disconnected we have all become from one another due to technology. I have mulled what I have said over and now realize that I must expound upon this thought. The truth is that it has connected us to eachother just as much as it has disconnected us. The real problem is that it has disconnected us from the people who live in our most immediate community and connected us to people all over the place. We only have so much time and energy. There is only so many hours in the day. We can't possibly have the time to converse and exchange vital growth ideas with most of our neighbors for long lengths of time and check our two or three voice mails, e-mails, websites and so on and still get the daily chores done and the dinner on the table. As a result we connect to family and friends through virtual communities, but this weakens the strength of our local community to a degree. -Okay, this is going to have to be continued. Consider this part one. It's time to dye eggs. Happy Easter to you all!!!

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