Time to Slow Down

C. S. Lewis was quoted for stating, "We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship." As I continue to age, I discover on a regular bases the accuracry of Mr. Lewis' claims. 

On July 29, 2016, CNN published and article addressing the amount of screen time the average adult spends each day. The number? Almost 11 hours. The official time spent in front of a screen is 10 hours and 39 minutes. The devices that were considered in the study are as follows;

1. tablets
2. smartphones
3. personal computers 
4. multimedia devices 
5. video games 
6. radios 
7. DVDs, 
8. DVRs 
9. TVs.

If you are interested in learning more about the study click here. Where am I going with all of this? Just as C.S. Lewis once said, I repeat the same; the world in which we live steals us from the opportunity to find peace within because so much is constantly taking place without. 

There must be a time to slow down. We must choose to embrace "solitude, silence, and private" rather than running from these things through social media, online interaction, and all other forms of electronic devices. 

Of course, there is a place for these things; for they are not entirely bad but they must be used in moderation and in reason. I encourage us all to spend more time pondering and "slowing down" in the world of commotion. 

Indeed, it is worth our time to take time to slow down. 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201206/36-quotes-meditation