Sound unreasonable? It isn’t really if you think about it. People who are engaged in their interests, community, work or life rarely find themselves bored. The impetus to create (or work, or socialize or learn) is integral to living. It’s what gives us ambition, drive, curiosity and connects us to one another. By taking the time to discover what is interesting to us, we get to know ourselves better. By knowing ourselves better, we have a chance at living a more balanced life that is rewarding.
Finding past times that enrich us as human beings builds an excellent knowledge of self along with a sense of capability and independence. Learning is never a waste of time and solitude can enhance the creative mind. With the world of technology buzzing all around us, we are fortunate to have so much available. But it is important to realize that everything comes at a price. It is important to remember that we control the amount of technology and media we allow into our lives.
Watching hours of television requires absolutely no effort on the viewer’s part. They might gain some knowledge they hadn’t had before watching television – but many people don’t always chose the most enriching programs. Video games are tremendously time consuming and can be addicting. Hours of Facebook can distract a person from life for awhile and many chose to be on Facebook for that reason. But what could they be doing with their time that might enrich them? Telephones and texting, emails and web surfing. I am not innocent of any of the above. I watch television, use the web, and Facebook.
The key is to not allow technology to invade our free time. The key is to make choices that are balanced and reasonable. DO AND LEARN THINGS THAT ARE INTERESTING. By doing so, you will: Add to the person that you already are, give to your community, build real life relationships. By not giving in to the colossal amounts of time that technology can eat up, we can find out WHO we are. The result...we will hardly be boring.
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