On a roll...

I was in my favorite room (that would be laundry) when another insight hit.  There is nothing like new shelving to get me going. I was thinking about the Pinoy penchant for waiting for "authority" to furnish us with their opinions before we form our own, or simply decide which way we will sway. Why are we always waiting to hear what the bishops have to say, or even finally be outraged only when Jun Lozada decided to tell the truth? There are many reasons, a big one being that Pinoys have been so traumatized by being betrayed over and over again by authority that we're like battered wives, knowing we need to stand on our own but needing to be told by the fist that we can't. I suddenly saw a clear connection between media and our children, and the kind of thinkers they will be if they're perenially in front of the tube or in the malls. Again, we are feeding them stimulus from outside, so as they grow older they will become more and more reliant on externals. But if we allow them today to be in nature, as much as possible, as natural as can be, then all kinds of movement will happen to them not just in the realm of the soul, but in their thinking and creating as well.  They will be fortified and inspired to do things from within because they are not constantly bombarded by electronic images, noise, billboards--worldviews that are abstract, cold, hard and conceptual. They are not drowning in information they don't need. If they are in nature, they learn to go with very subtle but deep rhythms that are health-giving and profoundly inspiring. In malls and in front of the television or any form of media, they get a very materialistic experience of the world. If that's all they see, how can we expect them to grow up strong, alive and vibrant from within? If we let our children play and live in nature they will grow up healthy and independent in their thinking and strong in their will. They will form their own thoughts and opinions without having to wait for direction from anyone. Nope. Not even the bishops. Just another thought from the laundry room.