Our Modern World...

Get a sense of humor. They're nice...

There are many options available to us in the modern world for entertainment. Television has become so innocuous that we take it for granted. There it is sophisticated theater with now hundreds of options at our fingertips, and all we have to do is (sometimes) sit through advertisements. Streaming video even deals away with the ads to a large extent, and expands the options of what we can watch. The problem with this is that it results in people isolating themselves inside their houses for hours or days at a time, with very little interaction with the outside world. If you must stay plugged in, take your laptop or tablet outside.

There is a lot to be said for getting out and seeing the world. Before television, if people wanted to see a show, they had to go to the theatre and see a play. If they wanted to see a sporting event, they had to go to the stadium. Older people tell stories of being outside on warm summer evenings where people would gather on front porches and talk with their neighbors. I remember visiting neighbors that way in the summer when I was a child.
Even now, when I'm travelling, I'll take my laptop and sit outside reading blogs that I like (Sports and Stuff is a favorite) and chat with the neighbors as they walk by. Granted, these are RV parks, but the principal is the same, I think.

Don’t sit at home watching the television. Get out and go do things where there are other people. Go to the theatre and see a play, get tickets to a football or baseball game. Go for a walk on a warm evening and say hello to the neighbors. It’s good for you!