Just Sit Back

Instant messaging, ramen instant lunch, instant gratification; all these things are examples of our collective impatience as a nation.  Our focus is shifted towards the end, and far away from the means.  Completely uncaring as to how to we get somewhere is fully overshadowed by our obsession with being there.  And because we are so attentive to obtaining the goal, we are ill at ease when having to wait to achieve it.  The concept of having to have some down time before getting somewhere, now even on the internet, is unthinkable.  Some would view waiting as a waste of time or are made anxious or uneasy by their lack of activity, but I believe they’re missing the larger picture. 

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  1. Your first sentence grabs the reader. It contains enough action to create a desire in the reader to read more but it also is not over done. Nice job.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  10/23  at  08:15 PM

  2. This was a very good entry. Of course things such as instant messenger are convenient for our daily lives but what about the enjoyment of receiving good old snail mail? There’s something about that which instant messanger will never accomplish.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  10/26  at  12:12 AM

  3. I like your thoughts and they way you started your journal; it was very interesting and made me want to read what you wrote.  I like that you had your opinion and stuck to it; you weren’t afraid to tell what you thought.  Good job.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  10/28  at  02:19 PM
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