Be careful little eyes
I was talking with my son's friend yesterday while I was watching the Seahawks win. (For the way they played the first quarter, I am surprised. And if they play that way next time, they will probably get creamed.)
As I was saying, I was commenting on the commercial during the game advertising "American Idol" and I said how worthless. "Z" asked "Why do you say worthless?"
I have come to view TV as a wasteland. "American Idol", Extreme Makeover,Home Edition" and most other programs pander to your emotions. They feed you the "feel good syndrome" and at the same time allow people to be slammed verbally. If a TV program does not give you accurate, needful and uplifting information it has little value. If a tv program does not motivate you to action, then it is of little use.
To paraphrase C.S. Lewis in the Screwtape letters: If you feel pity for people on tv (ie EMHE) but do not visit your 80 year old next door neighbor, then you have failed to practice compassion in correct way.
Our primary concern is to reach out to those close to us with compassion: our family, neighbors and church family and be filled with those relationships than fill ourselves up with compassion from TV for people that we will never meet.
As I was saying, I was commenting on the commercial during the game advertising "American Idol" and I said how worthless. "Z" asked "Why do you say worthless?"
I have come to view TV as a wasteland. "American Idol", Extreme Makeover,Home Edition" and most other programs pander to your emotions. They feed you the "feel good syndrome" and at the same time allow people to be slammed verbally. If a TV program does not give you accurate, needful and uplifting information it has little value. If a tv program does not motivate you to action, then it is of little use.
To paraphrase C.S. Lewis in the Screwtape letters: If you feel pity for people on tv (ie EMHE) but do not visit your 80 year old next door neighbor, then you have failed to practice compassion in correct way.
Our primary concern is to reach out to those close to us with compassion: our family, neighbors and church family and be filled with those relationships than fill ourselves up with compassion from TV for people that we will never meet.
posted by Glen at 8:13 AM
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