Technology Provides the Means for Constant Education

As I sit quietly somewhere, about to be content doing nothing, while waiting, I suddenly realize I have a book I am reading in my iPhone, using eReader.  I am currently reading the Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles, but have downloaded many recent Business Best Sellers and have a traveling library that hardly takes any space away from my vast music collection and podcasts of recent talk shows and radio shows that I was unable to listen to while working.

 

All in all, there is very little my little iPhone cannot allow me to catch up on, with its 8Gb of space.  I am simply never without something to listen to or catch up on while I am traveling, on a bus, sitting in a waiting room, or waiting for a seat in a restaurant.  Of course if there is a human companion nearby, I still show respect to them and make conversation, unlike many of my teenage counterparts who can literally be standing in a crowd together and not one paying attention to another in their group, but each engaged in a conversation or concert in their own world.

 

I have never forgotten and will never forget that the primary purpose of these gadgets is to improve communications, and make our connections with others less disjointed, not more.

 

I have to appreciate the wonders of technology, but I still find myself amazed at the abuses.  It certainly does bring a whole world of media to the very one foot square that each person occupies making it unimportant now whether we be in proximity of a TV or a radio as to whether news and media can reach us, or whether we can buy the latest book on the bestseller list.

 

The other day I was lost trying to find an address I had neglected to google beforehand, so I pulled over and googled it right there on my phone, and it gave me not only the map, but allowed me to see the satellite view of the area, and zoom to within 1000 ft of the roof, seeing exactly which entrances pertained to my desired destination.

 

Wow, I am still amazed, for as far as we have come, how much farther we can still go from here.
 
James Williams
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One of MY Dearest Friends Reminded Me

In response to my latest post previous to this one, a dear friend whom I have repeatedly mentioned in my writings, Lennox Morey, reminded me that while this might be a major re-dedication of my life, each day, week, and month we must re-dedicate ourselves to that which is most important.

 

It is true and I hope to have him post his comments more than just reply, because I have truly at times of my life, steered my boat by the currents of his wisdom.  He is a hard man to understand, unless you are willing to suspend normal modes of thinking and stop doing anything but listen while he talks.

 

He has been called crazy by so many, but I call him often for inspiration, and hang at times on his every word.

 

He has taught me most importantly, that to be a great leader, I must know who I am following, and not worry or look behind.

 

This past weekend was a weekend of re-dedications, as my lovely wife and I worked to paint our family room and marshall what kids would help, to get the job done before the weekend had ended.

 

Saturday night, Holly and I took a few hours and re-dedicated ourselves to each other, and had a forever memorable moment as we shared thoughts for the future, and our vision of how things will be in the next year.

 

And so I sit on a Monday morning preparing to join a call, and basking in the glow of a huge weekend of re-dedication, and knowing that I cannot fail, and that whatever the circumstances around me, I still create my life how it will be, with my choices and my focus.

 

Most of all, I re-dedicated my life to my Savior, Jesus Christ, and had a wonderful experience listening to our Church General Conference and the myriad of topics covered.