landstar59 is offline landstar59 Post #1  January 25,2010, 8:22am
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I had an epiphany last night after listening to my umpteenth Saints game via the radio. That's right, the radio. I have a television but do not have cable. In this day and age I know it must sound bizarre to some but why pay exorbitant amounts of money for a service which I would rarely use and that repeats its programming so often it is frustrating.

Anyhow I want to report that the whole idea of listening to the game via the radio is that you are totally reliant on the broadcasters vision to relate to you what is going on. If you think in this day and age of mass technology that this would not be the way to go let me tell you otherwise. I am sure my heart was pumping just as fast as those seeing it with their own eyes. The excitement kept me on the edge of my seat. I actually loved the idea of me being totally dependent on the announcers telling me every little detail of what they saw. I enjoyed every little morsel they provided and loved the excitement they projected at every turn.

So what is the point I am trying to make here? We sometimes rely on more of what we see than trying to take in the big picture by listening to others. If we listen more and I mean really listen by closing our eyes and concentrating on what we hear, we just may become more in tune with other people. Sometimes it is our vision that gets in the way of us understanding and knowing another person. Give me your thoughts.
 
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I couldn't agree more Landstar, I think the properties of life that could be enjoyed, and truly appreciated by people, are so often missed. Before anyone can reflect on what an incredible play was just made, we're lulled into staring at the pitch for the latest baby boomer pill, or method on saving 72 cents a month on auto insurance. Before you can blink, the moment is gone.

I notice a huge difference when people are forced to interface with one another while sitting around a campfire, or playing a board game. No cell phones, no background advertisement... when people unplug, they listen to eachother, and become more aware of their fellow man...(or woman) If I ever have children they are never "plugging in."
 
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Well_Spoken _Man1 how much the wiser you are at a young age. I wish when I was younger I would have had the urgency to do more of what I felt was right than doing what felt good. You are way ahead of the game.
 
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I had an epiphany last night after listening to my umpteenth Saints game via the radio. That's right, the radio. I have a television but do not have cable. In this day and age I know it must sound bizarre to some but why pay exorbitant amounts of money for a service which I would rarely use and that repeats its programming so often it is frustrating.

Anyhow I want to report that the whole idea of listening to the game via the radio is that you are totally reliant on the broadcasters vision to relate to you what is going on. If you think in this day and age of mass technology that this would not be the way to go let me tell you otherwise. I am sure my heart was pumping just as fast as those seeing it with their own eyes. The excitement kept me on the edge of my seat. I actually loved the idea of me being totally dependent on the announcers telling me every little detail of what they saw. I enjoyed every little morsel they provided and loved the excitement they projected at every turn.

So what is the point I am trying to make here? We sometimes rely on more of what we see than trying to take in the big picture by listening to others. If we listen more and I mean really listen by closing our eyes and concentrating on what we hear, we just may become more in tune with other people. Sometimes it is our vision that gets in the way of us understanding and knowing another person. Give me your thoughts.
How true!
I also don't have cable.... I believe that through the antenna we do have more than enough channels to watch, why spend money and then use even more self control to stay away from spending too much time in front of the TV. As it is we do watch an hour usually on Mondays evenenings, Thursdays evenings and on Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening. That is 4 hours total. Just imagine if we had cable.... On top of the TV time, we watch DVDs, a few movies a week and 3-4 times Christian teaching on DVD.
I think it's great to have your children grow up with limited TV. They will be more into board games and playing outside, etc. if the TV is not on all of the time like in some homes...
 
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It is a side affect of our environment at times which prevents us from using all our senses to gain knowledge - we are surrounded by it. We are also exposed by listening to tune in on a different perspective - not our own. This may be difficult for some. As long as you are aware and learning - you are growing and improving! Nice one Lady!
 
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Sorry...a glitch made me enter a response twice and then I couldn't delete it...ARGH
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