Like
some ancient creature that does not know it
is long extinct, the typewriter plods along. Once
the cutting edge of technology, the MacBook Pro of
some past age, it stands now only as a curiosity -
a relic of forgotten years.
is long extinct, the typewriter plods along. Once
the cutting edge of technology, the MacBook Pro of
some past age, it stands now only as a curiosity -
a relic of forgotten years.
Yet, when animated by human flesh and muscle,
the
keys still miraculously snap shapes on to blank pages -
Preserving thought and idea for some future mind not
yet born to read and ponder.
keys still miraculously snap shapes on to blank pages -
Preserving thought and idea for some future mind not
yet born to read and ponder.
All the trinkets of the now, with their bright
pro-
mise of a better world, have not deepened the mind or
made tender the human heart… although now our rage
and violence can be communicated at light speed to
thousands of others who live vicariously through light
emitting diodes.
mise of a better world, have not deepened the mind or
made tender the human heart… although now our rage
and violence can be communicated at light speed to
thousands of others who live vicariously through light
emitting diodes.
But still, somewhere, hands guide ink over
paper or
push keys that force metal forms over inky ribbons. Words,
at times, need to be slowed . . . backspaced . . .
corrected . . . easing out in a trickle, not a flood.
push keys that force metal forms over inky ribbons. Words,
at times, need to be slowed . . . backspaced . . .
corrected . . . easing out in a trickle, not a flood.
Slow us down, O
Lord. To write and read and live deeply
may be better than to live quickly. Too many words may
be worse than none at all.
may be better than to live quickly. Too many words may
be worse than none at all.
May the value of words not be measured by
volume, but
by their depth.
by their depth.
-Tom Lawson
2 comments:
I mentioned your blog on mine; I hope you got a little traffic from it. http://kirraantrobus.blogspot.com/2013/08/college-and-blogging.html
Great piece, I was reminding in it of something Randy Harris said at the NACC this past month. Sometimes the only thing holding churches together is a lack of communication, get them in a room to really discuss their problems and they'll confirm they don't like each other. Technology might increase man's abilities, but it doesn't solve the core issues, and in fact, sometimes makes them worse.
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