One of the greatest things about our modern day is the ease of information access and the ease of collaboration available to us. I really think that we often take this ability for granted. I'm old enough to remember needing to go to the library for information, but my daughter will probably never have to experience this. At three, she knows what a computer is for and how to use my iPhone. She "types essays" on her own toy laptop just like mommy. Odds are that she will never be unable to answer her own questions. In many ways, this is a beautiful thing.
With my group, I'm able to prepare a presentation without ever needing to meet up at a public location. We can easily communicate with one another without even leaving our homes. I fear that this may lead to future generations closing themselves off to deep, in-person connections with other people. I don't want us to lose that as a species. We are, by nature, social and that sociality sometimes needs to be physical as opposed to virtual.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Mythology Should Be Fun!
With all of the stress about mythology presentations, I think people just forgot that mythology can be such a fun subject. There are so many fascinating things about the cultures around us, as well as those cultures of the past. It's amazing to find the similarities and differences between different groups of people.
I have to say that I was at first a little upset to present Myths of Sacred Places, but the material was so much more interesting and applicable than I previously realized. We all, whether religious or not, hold different places sacred. It can be your home, the beach, a public area, a private space. Anywhere! This unit made me so much more interested in connecting with people via the places that they hold sacred. You can really learn so much about an individual that way.
It made me think of all the places that I hold sacred myself. There's the obvious religious places like the LDS Temples that take a strong hold in my heart. But then there are the more subtle places...like birth areas in the hospital and libraries. I hold both of these places sacred as well.
I have to say that I was at first a little upset to present Myths of Sacred Places, but the material was so much more interesting and applicable than I previously realized. We all, whether religious or not, hold different places sacred. It can be your home, the beach, a public area, a private space. Anywhere! This unit made me so much more interested in connecting with people via the places that they hold sacred. You can really learn so much about an individual that way.
It made me think of all the places that I hold sacred myself. There's the obvious religious places like the LDS Temples that take a strong hold in my heart. But then there are the more subtle places...like birth areas in the hospital and libraries. I hold both of these places sacred as well.
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