urgent, but not important

Technology is great! It's great at stressing me out. I notice I'm not the only one wearing the stress hat. It seems everyone is in a stress mode. As a matter of fact it has gone from a hat to entire wardrobe. The cell phone seems to be the biggest culprit. Driving down the street yesterday I met 3 cars coming from the opposite direction. Every driver was on the cell phone. I was at physical therapy and the gentleman next to me couldn't get his therapy done, because his cell seemed to be the most urgent task he had to accomplish. Yes we are in partnership with our cell phones. We are a society of urgency. The cell phone demands immediate action. My daughter stops by to visit and it's usually a three way conversation. My daughter, the person on her cell and I. See, I am usually confused because I am trying to communicate with her by addressing the conversation she's having with the person on the phone. In between breathes she makes a remark to me or asks a question. Did she hear my answer? I have no clue. And so it goes with other members of my family. When I sit down to this awesome feast I have prepared (and i can cook) and they don't show up because they missed the invitation for giving mystery person all the attention. The loss is theirs. We lose so much of our humanity because a small electrical gadget has become master. This is not a put down. I do the same thing when ever I remember to turn on my cell. Have you ever turned off you phone for one day? Try it. Folks will freak when they can't get ahold of you. Trust me it's energizing. Pushing that off button returns so much control to you. You'll have so much free time. Time to convers with the real master . Try it and feel the power. God is important, church is important, family is important. Turn off the urgent box and enjoy the important.