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Spam is
something we are all familiar with as we check our email or scroll through the
web. It’s annoying, noisy and begs us
for attention. The message is broadcast to separate us for a brief moment
from our agenda to focus on something entirely different and convince us of the
significance. We have become somewhat immune from the noise as it
further reduces our awareness.
The news
media blasts us with “breaking news” which is anything but an emergency. Think
911, missing child alert or Hurricane Sandy. Television has basically relegated
the latest little information as nothing more than Spam. The repetition of “crying
wolf” has numbed us to the point of not
noticing when a significant event does take place.
Commercials
attempt to steal our minds for a minute of time. Competition is ferocious to “one-up”
every other brand during the Super Bowl. For some, Super Bowl Sunday is a
Commercial Bowl in conjunction with a football game. While the commercial messages
may be spiffy, sexy or different it's only high-dollar Spam.
Today, we
live in a connected world. Perhaps we need a new Warning System for relevant
information. A system designed to allow a sense of urgency, eliminating Spam
from being used in a serious message or news event. By not drawing lines in the
sand, we have allowed technology and marketing to blur our vision between reality
and fantasy.
Anything
less is not worthy of stealing our attention, wasting our time or focus!
Until
We Meet Again,
Jim Carver
Jim Carver
Author: The Legacy of David A. Wells- The Lexington High School
“Band of Gold”
Something Meaningful that Matters!
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All too true Jim - I say we must guard our gates as the Temple gates in the O.T. were guarded - only our gates are our physical senses - particularly our eyes and ears.
ReplyDeleteI had a meeting with one of my daughter's teachers yesterday. The issue is that she is nearly finished with the curriculum for the school year and we haven't hit the half mark yet. The problem comes with the material she is moving up to may not necessarily be suitable content for her age. The solution her teacher suggested, was to go back to the classics.
ReplyDeleteI was pleased with the meeting and a proud Momma when I left. But I was no sooner out the door when a twinge of guilt hit me. I thought of comedy shows that often play in my living room that have humor that is completely inappropriate. Commercials that play on TV that do nothing but sell sex. Romantic films that leave little to the imagination and leave out self restraint all together...etc.
Who am I kidding? I need to do more to filter the spam in my own house. You are correct in that time is stolen all day long from the real things that need our attention. Those moments are priceless because they don't come back, and like Ann said, we need to be keepers of the gates.