A Muse In My Pocket

How are we going to create memories if we never have to go anywhere to shop or purchase things?
Going to a record store. Going to Blockbuster. Buying shoes and clothes.

No more flirting with a cute guy in the record store while hanging out with your best girlfriend on a warm Saturday afternoon.
No more montage with your girlfriend in the (store in mall), going to the food court and having an extremely gross piece of greasy pizza.
I have so many great memories from going to stores and hanging out with my friends. It's how we met people, it's what created memories.

What's going to happen when everything is done on line?
Will everyone's story be the same? "Oh, yeah, I met him in the chat room." Who cares? No one will even care about asking how anyone met or what they did this weekend because everyone will know because they did it too.
Sat on line. Or even if you do get out of the house, god forbid, your texting on your phone and can't even look up for a moment to meet or greet anyone.
I'm just sayin'.
I'm not trying to stop it or ask anyone to do something about it. I'm just sayin' it's sad.
We experience such wonderful things when we go out in the world. The best things happen when you're not expecting it. Like out running errands. Going to the mailbox, running to the grocery store, picking up your new favorite album or cd...all of these things can be done on line now.
Nothing is private or personal anymore. We store everything on line where anyone can get access to it. I don't care how secure they tell you it is. If it can be designed to be secure it can be hacked to be stolen or un-secure.

It saves time. Time for what? What are you going to do with all of your free time? Work? Work to pay your now $300 phone bill and your $200 cable bill.
People say this saves paper. It's better for the environment. If you think that the internet and cell phones aren't going to create a new set of problems in the future you're sadly mistaken. No matter what, there will be balance.
We keep trying to solve all of the problems with something new, but that something new will have it's own set of problems. It's just the way it works.
The answer is love and service. If people would just be kind and generous you would probably be amazed at the harmony created. We keep trying to solve spiritual issues with money and material. More stuff, more money.
Socilizing is no longer meeting people face to face. It's creating superficial relationships on the internet where we have no idea who we're really dealing with. What about your neighbor?
Things are now becoming virtual. So are we going to be taking virtual vacations instead of actually going out and exploring the world? Why? Because it's cheaper to sit in your living room. Why does it need to be cheaper? Again, so we can we pay our astronomical bills that come with all of this new technology. I'm not saying it's a bad thing. What I am saying is it's going too far. Is this next generation of kids even going to know how to meet and talk to people face to face? They probably won't need to know how. How sad is that? We are creating an anti-social world.

When my children were small we loved going to the movies on a Saturday and walking into a theater and seeing all of the people sitting there waiting and excited. That was part of the experience, all of the people. It was nice to know that if only for two hours, everyone was coming together for the same reason. We have something in common. We all want to see this movie.
Now we go into the theater and there's barely anyone there. Sure we can see the movie, but like I said, the energy isn't the same.
Have you ever wondered why it is that you get choked up when your at a game and everyone stands to hear the national anthem? It's because for one moment everyone is coming together for the same thing and it creates a vibe of harmony and peace.