I find myself recently just in awe of old timey pictures, I have always been enthralled with black and whites but the photos I have been blessed to come across from friends and family members, and of course good Ol Pinterest have ignited a new passion for simplicity in my life.
I was blessed to have some great literature teachers in school who introduced me to life changing books like Walden, and I was blessed to be born and raised in Appalachia. My love for GOD, family and country has been instilled in me since I could walk. I have gotten back to my roots in the past few years and am so proud to feel that I am a simple GOD fearing American hillbilly who loves his cultural diversity and wants desperately to use it to spread love and a simple GODLY lifestyle to the world.
Now you may be saying why do you feel our technology is surpassing our humanity? Quite simply: how many of the generations we are raising and educating know where we came from not only as a country but as CHRISTIANS? If I were to assemble 20 youngins from the age of 10 to 18 how many of them could correctly answer historical questions about their families? How many could correctly answer historical questions about our country? How many, more importantly, could correctly answer questions about our religious history? But, how many of them could correctly answer historical questions about Facebook, or iPhones, or PlayStation games?
We as the passing generation do not need to stand by and just pass our children and grandchildren on to a new technology that will ultimately dehumanize if not used for the right reason!
All this being said I don't want anyone to think that I hate technology. I use all of the resources available to me to work, play, study and learn everyday. I do however believe like all things we shouldn't use it in a way that it becomes our focus, our GOD. We need to always use the resources we have been given to glorify God and not replace him.
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