I am amazed at where we are today. As a child, I knew that I loved music, that it stirred my soul like nothing else in this world. One of my favorite gifts, or maybe I just took it over, was an old portable record player that my mother had. It was portable because it folded up, you still needed somewhere to plug it in, but it sounded great and my mom had some great albums that she let me borrow. I could sit and listen to the Moody Blues and other greats from that era over and over again. One of my favorite albums was a recording of the rock opera, Jesus Christ, Superstar. It really didn’t get any better than that unless you happened upon an outdoor jam session.
Today, a little over thirty years later, I log onto my laptop because among other things that I should be doing, I want to show my wife a picture of something. Well one thing leads to another and I am sitting here, writing my thoughts (on my laptop), listening and watching a video recording of a young man from Spokane playing his electric violin on a street corner. The sound fidelity is amazing considering he was probably recorded with a cellphone and the video was uploaded to YouTube as soon as he was done performing.
I am reminded almost daily of how connected our world has become. I know that this thought frightens some, but it excites me, it calls to me to explore places that I may never visit in the flesh. I can explore the farthest reaches of our planet and beyond. Often I find myself looking at video from the International Space station when I need to escape the bonds of my desk, or pictures of amazing places to vacation. I can read about science and new discoveries, or I can connect with friends and family who live far away. The world is right there on my little 15 inch screen, of course, now I can get there using my phone.
My soul is stirring once again.
