“Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!”
I always wanted a robot that would flail his arms while telling me whenever danger was imminent.
Of course, Will didn’t seem to listen very often, so maybe it wouldn’t be as helpful as it sounds.
But there truly is a danger we are facing in today’s society with isolating ourselves…
“Certainly, in the wider society, Americans sought a private house, a private means of transportation, a private garden, a private laundry, and self-service stores. Even within families Americans had come to expect that each member of the family should have a separate room, and even a separate television, phone, and car, at least when economically possible.
“But in this world of private choices Americans were slow to discover how many people were desperately lonely…. ‘We seek more and more privacy, and feel more and more alienated and lonely when we get it.’ We compete rather than cooperate; we avoid rather than engage; we play it cool and thereby make the world a little colder” (Bruce Shelley)
You have a choice today – isolating yourself further which continues to build more loneliness within our society, or engaging people during the day. Let’s go against the grain! Let’s connect with someone on a personal level today and start making the world a little warmer.