One eyed monster

I was recently at an art show showing my work when a couple with a three year old in a stroller came up. I got all warm and fuzzy noting these parents exposing their child to the world of art at an early age. Then in HORROR I see in the child's lap an iPad with a movie playing. She wasn't seeing any of the art. She missed all the different sizes and shapes of people. She didn't hear the accent of the woman next to me. She didn't see the bright colors of the paintings. She saw Toy Story.....probably for the 20th time.

It is a different world with positives and negatives brought on by the world of technology. I try to keep my balance and keep up so as to not lose touch with the modern world. But at that moment I really felt that all was lost.

Today I had a long conversation with my 13 year old nephew. We discussed how hard junior high is and how bad he is at math. ( he sadly got that from my side of the family) But then we started talking about books. He has a favorite author, he is eagerly awaiting this authors next book due out in the fall. A long wait for a 13 year old. He then said words that gave me hope. One of his favorite books had been made into a movie. He saw it and was disappointed. Why? He said his imagination was way better than the movie. He liked the 'movie in my head while I was reading' much better than what he saw on the screen. I could not agree more!

I know the text messages need to be check and replied to, I know the emails keep on coming and facebook has added something hilarious but let's never forget the truth that James so brillantly noted. Nothing is better than the movies inside our head. Take time to 'watch'.