Deflowering

I have avoided this.  I have avoided some aspects of our technology rich world.  I have stayed on my island, refusing to participate, developing this idea that tech is evil.  Then a book comes along, a well thought argument presented in a fashion that I simply cannot ignore. 

“The way to solve the conflict between human values and technological needs is not to run away from technology. That’s impossible. The way to resolve the conflict is to break down the barrier of dualistic thought that prevent a real understanding of what technology is – not an exploitation of nature, but a fusion of nature and the human spirit into a new kind of creation that transcends both. When this transcendence occurs in such events as the first airplane flight across the ocean or the first footsteps on the moon, a kind of public recognition of the transcendent nature of technology occurs. But this transcendence should also occur at the individual level, on a personal basis, in one's own life, in a less dramatic way.” 
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

So here I am, transcending, embracing all that current technology has to offer.  I played monopoly with my nieces via Google Hangout on Christmas Day.  Some folks out there have a really harsh view on what technology "is doing" to communication.  After helping her with school work I told my oldest niece that learning to write script was totally useless, what she needed to do was learn how to type.  What she writes on a piece of paper is viewable by few, what she types could be viewed by millions. So here I am, transcending, putting away my pen and paper, taking my own advice.  

Perhaps you will find my island interesting.

Cherie