Television

TV, what a blessing. A means with wich to share information about practically anything. To explore the jugles of South America, to witness a real court trial and its proceedings, to learn how eye surgery is performed, to see starving children in third world countries being helped by people who care, to dance and sing and play with puppets and make education "fun". Children and adults alike have the means to experience things that may not be available to them in their world.

Experience....much of the programing we see on TV is a glimse at what we could experience, most often its the perspective of the producer, director or host of the program that does the experiencing. Question is weather we are really growing through these expereinces. What is the greater good? To experience in part many things, offered though general broadcasting? Or to experience in full, that which we encounter ourselves?

Personally I think choosing our own experiences to experience (in full) is much more valuable than taking the time to sit and sift through the experiences of others through very colourful programming....and don't forget to buy that which you are told is the best product, cause you know commercials only tell the truth right?

If only our children had the (educated) choice too! We must be careful how much our choices about how much time we have, force our kids to only have one choice. There is life beyond our living rooms! Please for their sakes give them some options! And save yourself on Cable! Is it really more important than watching a sun rise? Catching a butterfly? Smelling the flowers? $40+ a month could really buy a lot of time for life.