waiting for the electric man to cut the power — an afternoon of no devices sounds kind of nice, if you look at it in a certain way… more time for paper, more time for pen, less distraction, less screen fatigue, no emails for several hours, and more attention
Thanks Franco. Good description of a brief reprieve from our slow electrocution. I especially liked the sentence:
Turns out this is what the natural human inside me wanted to do.
Yes, there is a natural human inside us--who wants freedom from the excessive regimentation and alienation of industrial civilization.
This natural human is wounded and hurting. The collective festering wound of humanity drives much of the hatred, violence, polarization, and self-destruction currently ravaging us unwitting frogs in the electric frying pan.
The solution is reconnection with nature, others, and the natural human within. Love is the magical elixir. Unfortunately, it’s in short supply--even though an unlimited quantity is buried deep beneath the wound inside all of us.
You know I read you everyday that I'm online when I'm not too sick and I just wanted to say thank you very much you're inspiring and creative and interesting and it shines through your poetry
This may be the most delightful Amati piece yet. Strong contender at least! Duality of life now seems to be offline vs online. Even while being caught up in creating and doing seemingly everything online, the offline world is there as always for inspiration. The birds cannot, will not be left out.
I think of the good old days when I spent the whole day out and about without a device. My dog likes late night walks (she hasn’t been socialized, gee, I wonder why lol) and when I take her and leave my phone behind, it feels weird. I have a brief moment of, “what if something happens?” Then I remember my childhood that I survived without electronics. The whole world needs to power down and breathe. Unfortunately, it took a pandemic for some people to wake up, but old habits are hard to break.
The best memory I have of a week with no electronic devices was during a float trip down the Grand Canyon. It felt strange at first, but we quickly got used to a whole different way of being, immersed between those mighty ancient cliffs atop the icy ripples of the Colorado.
Thanks Franco. Good description of a brief reprieve from our slow electrocution. I especially liked the sentence:
Turns out this is what the natural human inside me wanted to do.
Yes, there is a natural human inside us--who wants freedom from the excessive regimentation and alienation of industrial civilization.
This natural human is wounded and hurting. The collective festering wound of humanity drives much of the hatred, violence, polarization, and self-destruction currently ravaging us unwitting frogs in the electric frying pan.
The solution is reconnection with nature, others, and the natural human within. Love is the magical elixir. Unfortunately, it’s in short supply--even though an unlimited quantity is buried deep beneath the wound inside all of us.
Okay, I’ll get off my soapbox! 😂
You know I read you everyday that I'm online when I'm not too sick and I just wanted to say thank you very much you're inspiring and creative and interesting and it shines through your poetry
I'm reminded of the 2nd step of AA, "Came to believe a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity."
This may be the most delightful Amati piece yet. Strong contender at least! Duality of life now seems to be offline vs online. Even while being caught up in creating and doing seemingly everything online, the offline world is there as always for inspiration. The birds cannot, will not be left out.
I think of the good old days when I spent the whole day out and about without a device. My dog likes late night walks (she hasn’t been socialized, gee, I wonder why lol) and when I take her and leave my phone behind, it feels weird. I have a brief moment of, “what if something happens?” Then I remember my childhood that I survived without electronics. The whole world needs to power down and breathe. Unfortunately, it took a pandemic for some people to wake up, but old habits are hard to break.
This poem made my day :)
The best memory I have of a week with no electronic devices was during a float trip down the Grand Canyon. It felt strange at first, but we quickly got used to a whole different way of being, immersed between those mighty ancient cliffs atop the icy ripples of the Colorado.
Sounds like I need to do this once in a while! Great poem. Your commentaries are just so readable, I love it.