Do you remember the days when entertainment centered around people?
You invited people to your home, fellow-shipping and singing around the piano In the days before my time, before radio and TV, we entertained ourselves. I love to read books by authors Jane Austenand Maud Montgomery and glimpse into times past when an evening of entertainment consisted of a skit, or a play or someone filling an evening by playing the piano or singing an aria. Since the days of electronics, we have even lost the art of correspondence of letter writing.We now correspond instantly around the world, where it used to take weeks, sometimes months to hear from people in other states and countries. Now we text the person sitting across from us at the dinner table.We have forgotten how to entertain ourselves. Perfection has wedged its way into our thinking.It's a lost gift. During the days ahead, when family and friends gather around to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season, I hope the spark of fellowship and enjoyment will help us to remember how to entertain ourselves and relish time with others.
We used electronics to communicate with our grandkids that live in Alaska (3500 miles away). We had a video call and we all played Uno on the call (3 hours of playing and chatting). I love snail mail, but when the grands live so far away, electronics do help. 'Seeing' the grandparents in video calls helps the grandkids get to know us, which snail mail can't do at their ages (5, 5 and under). We try to make the best of both worlds as much as possible.
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