The stillness of a winters day out in my little boat repairs my soul and refreshes my spirit. The world around us moves fast and everyone has an option as to how they choose to deal with our current situation and the challenges of the past year. We know longer move around others comfortably and our cultural differences are strained to nearly a breaking point. I have lived over 70 years and question how we as a people have trampled on our core fiber that bonds us together as a people. Sadly we are reaching a point where we will look back and wonder was it really that simple to just live and enjoy our lives independently and free. We have been ensnared by a web and and we really have no way out of it. Technology has eroded our personal freedoms, and as it encroaches on our lives we will have less happiness and more wanting. If you have ever been a part of any social media platform you know how these public forums can change your thinking and consume your time. I lived most of my years without the concern of having a cellphone or living with the internet. I try to think back to those days and how I lived my life and compare it to now. The pace of life was slower and the personal relationships were deeper. The wisdom found in the Scriptures can be helpful in putting our life concerns in perspective. “Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away” James 4:14.
