Sanctuary

It's cold.

The world seems so cold.

We have developed a culture where most interaction with society and our fellow human beings is being disinter-mediated by machines, our cyber presence... Not "in person", face to face. Little physical interaction.

We are becoming hermits. Despite the advances in technology making travel faster and more prevalent, we are developing a culture where the travel to

see,

meet,

and work

with other people is getting discouraged.

It's too expensive.

It's too dangerous.

It's too hard.

Much better to send an e-mail, have a teleconference, use video conferencing technology... instant gratification and then disconnect,

back within the shelter of our home,

our cave,

our sanctuary.

I think man is inherently a social creature and I fear that this change in our natural patterns is causing much of the strife that the world is currently suffering from.

We are too disconnected with the pain and suffering of those that are less fortunate. It doesn't appear to be as horrible because we only see it on the flat screen TV.

We can be involved by sending a few dollars to the guy in the infomercial who says it'll help the starving kids depicted by pictures that are scrolling across the screen. They don't seem real and they certainly aren't anywere close to us.

Guess it's really not our problem but, here take a few bucks and then my conscience will be clear.

Click.

Back into the cave, the sanctuary.