How often do you hear the words “faster” throughout your
daily life? For Instance cellular phones are becoming “better and better” every
year because another level of G is coming out (2G, 3G, and now 4G). Also there
are cars that have engines being worked on and upgraded to pump its pistons
even faster to allow the car to pick up faster speeds. Whether is applies to technology,
machinery or even traveling, is what makes the world “faster” actually better?
For example, how often does that super thin 4G phone screen cracks or have
technical difficulties? How many people die from speeding on highways/interstates
in cars designed to reach ridiculous speeds?
I can understand that for some
people the definition of a better world is advanced technology and a world
where we can travel within seconds or do things with a lack of assistance or
even having a robot as your very own house maid. Although this may sound like the life to many
people I believe this is not the life that God wishes for us all. I believe
that if we continue to let everyday task and jobs become faster we actually
become the robots that those futuristic lovers hope for. To have everything at your command and your
speed is what self centered politicians want and if we agree with them we then
become their little drone following their every command. I heard many people
say that the world is changing and we must tag alone. This is not true.
However, I am not saying this means you stand up and fight against technology
within your society because that would be taking us into the story line of
terminator or some sort. But what I am saying is that you are not obligated to
continue at this fast past of the world, but you can decide to slow down and
enjoy what’s around you.
For Instance,
when was the last time you noticed the growth of trees around your neighborhood
or how the rain cycle works before you actually feel a drop. These are both
things controlled by God that becomes a beautiful sight once you remind yourself
of how it’s done and actually witness it first-hand. Try to notice the
beautiful work of God around you as much as possible. In today’s society you
see severally people in the downtown or city hall area of your city go to work
and head straight back home without any conversation to someone outside of
their workplace (don’t worry I was once one of those people as well). I believe
those kinds of people and I was once afraid of confrontation. I encourage those
who found many of the things I described noticeable traits or habits of their
own to slow down and notice God’s gifts all around you because becoming too
fast can lead to your downfall just like the screen of that new Mytouch 4G
phone. I encourage those obviously too busy employees to share a conversation
with at least one new person every two days because you will then make a small
and unfinished replica of the world that God has planned for us. Try to create
and live in the world that God has planned for us and not the fast moving
society that us human’s designed.
Trip Lee (Christian Rapper with Reach Records) speaks about us falling into the cycle of the world and becoming Robots.
