Every now and again

Technology is getting more and more ridiculous every day. Whatever happened to not listening to music plugged into your head when you are having a conversation with somebody, especially a serious one? What happened to talking to people, not typing words onto a machine that the other person receives a few seconds later? I much prefer real conversation. Where did all the fun of hanging out go? Our culture seems to prefer speed and technology over taking time and quality time. What happened to long slow walks where there are no distractions, no telephones, no music constantly pumping into your head, and no worries about who is doing what as is posted on the computer? Where is our time to be alone, alone with ourselves, alone with other people, or alone with God? How oxymoronic that I am typing this onto a computer. Not that technology is bad, we should just use it in more moderation than we seem to be doing. We're technology addicts. There's always more, always better, always faster. You can't catch up. As soon as you do, there's something newer. Our culture is degenerating so fast, you can't keep up. Whatever happened to the old ways of doing things? They were done that way for a reason. Perhaps because it worked.