Dear
E-Flash Friends;
Peter
Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli write, “…A word for boredom in general does not exist
in any pre-modern language.” [Handbook of Christian Apologetics]. The point they are making is that in terms of
human history the concept of “boredom” is a modern development.
I don’t
know enough about history to know if this is true, or not. But if there is some degree of truth to it,
it is interesting to me that those of us who live in a time when we can receive
a constant flow of messages from television, computers, radios, ipods, smart
phones, radio, tablets, nooks, kindles, etc., are more likely to be bored than
those who did not have these technological devices.
What
does it say about all of the messages we receive or, perhaps, our capacity to
process all of this stimulation if we find ourselves bored in spite of it
all? On the other hand, the people who
did not have this continual stimulation, apparently, didn’t even have a word
for “boredom.” Interesting, huh?
I’m not
anti-technology, I like this stuff. But
our impressive communication devices have their limits when it comes to living
life fully.
I think
I’ll unplug for a while and spend some time praying—no technology involved,
just God and I.
This
was on my mind today, so I thought I would share it with you.
Hope
you have a great day!
Love
and blessings,
Dan
