There's a bunch of other blogs I read to help me think more... Some of them are listed on the panel of this page and I usually read them in bed just before I nod off - thank you iPhone ;)
One I highly recommend is from my favourite Kiwi since my year 7 PE teacher Mr Kay - Al Ronberg. Check out his blog here. His many talents include photography so at the very least you get a nice photo every day... but he brought up the point in his blog today about how Facebook has now got a tad swamped with sooo much junk - it's less about micro blogging and sharing and networking and more like top 5's and what kind of carrier bag you are most likely to marry. At least when I got 50 zombie requests per day they were kept hidden in a notifications panel somewhere! Facebook even listed that a highlight of today was that 15 of my friends have become fans of hot chocolate. Which prompted this thought...
How can you be such a fan of hot chocolate that you'd want to tell the world? If you're one of those 15 people, do you wear I 'heart' Hot Choc shirts? Do you regularly contribute to the hot chocolate Wikipedia page? Are you searching eBay for overpriced tickets to a mug of hot chocolate's sold out stadium tour? Or do you just like the occasional mug on a winter's evening and does that really make you a fan?
It's way too easy to become a fan of something. I want to be a fan of things I am genuinely passionate about, things that contribute towards enriching or taking care of my life. Everything else, well, I enjoy loads of things (including the odd hot chocolate) but you just wouldn't catch me traveling to an away match.
Thanks, Al for prompting this thought.
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Firstly... WOOHOO! I made Jon's Blog! :) Secondly - I am sure I know Mr Kay - and I'm way better! :)
ReplyDeleteImportantly - If Jarve has a fan page on Facebook - I am SOOOO in! :)
Jon - you have taken my thoughts and taken them somewhere awesome! :) Do you think that society has taken a turn for the shallow, and do you think that it is possible that amongst all the pseudo-celebrity hype (even inside the church) that it is now heading to a time where the REAL, AUTHENTIC and CHRIST-CENTRED that can only shine through? I just don't think this fad of celebrity is actually able to sustain itself... there are too many fallen angels around these days!!! (Not a complete thought process - but this is a place where we are supposed to think isn't it?)
I think you're right, it's not just specific to pseudo-celebrity hype though. I think when you look at many things that fly in to our world like a tornado only to pass through and be forgotten about - there's a solidity that comes with that real, authentic, Christ centred relationship that stops you getting 'tossed about in the waves'.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that the subject of our Facebook grumblings does show is how bored people are! How desperate you must be to fill your time that you do so by taking a 'what type of kisser are you' quiz lol. I know there comes a point with me when I just HAVE to get off the sofa and do something useful... maybe that will kick in with a Facebook generation soon?
Mr. Kay was awesome, everyone in NZ should know him!