On Sunday we set forth with Leia to get into the valley ( as the Skids once sang) to get some natural Vitamin D and put some clean air through our lungs. All very safe apart from it being slippy going down through Hazles Wood.
A few people about, no boats moored or moving just a quiet canal and a quite steam railway waiting for next year. It was joyous to be out and has kicked me into getting broader walks undertaken and I’m out again later in the week walking somewhere I’ve dreamed about and driven past many times ....more on that later.
So what was it that brought me down, well it was a family at play. As we got towards the tunnel ( Froghall Tunnel) as I’m talking about the Caldon canal there was two fellas fishing and bantering as they do. The sad sight was the little lad, maybe 6 sitting in a folding chair up against the railings with a phone in his hand totally oblivious to us, his parents and his surroundings. He was engrossed in whatever the little four inch screen was transmitting to his eyes and brain. So much else to see, so may hundreds of square yards of beauty and tranquility to behold yet his universe was a little four inch screen, held 9 inches from his face. The real sadness was he looked so happy.......
When we (I) worry about the future generations and how we are buggering up the world for them, maybe it’s an unnecessary concern, could their future lies in a two dimensional universe fed to them over the invisible harmful wireless signals keeping them head down eyes focussed on an real unreality
Prove me wrong young people
2 comments:
Glad you enjoyed your walk, Nev. We had a sunny trog along part of the Tardebigge flight this morning. It does set you up for the day.
I do agree about the young lad and his fixation on his electronic box. One of the saddest things we have seen in recent years was a family of three out for a meal. The child (about 4) had a video player propped in front of her whilst she ate and the parents were both eating and doing stuff on their phones. It is no wonder children don't have social skills. So sad. Jennie nb Tentatrice
Hi Jennie, Glad you are still getting out - was that on the boat or by foot ?Not done the Tardebigge flight for years....wasn't that where Tom Rolt set off from ?
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