Although these outside recognitions have been made, I believe there is still a greater lesson, and realization beneath all of this seemingly obvious information. I believe, that my interests and beliefs in and about television, have been shape by the medium of the television itself. Growing up not only provided a stimulation of hormones but also a stimulation of curiosity that the television was offering to me without any hang-ups. As I made that shift between the Barney song, to "mature and violent and unrealistic" television, I think I followed the exact pattern that the media had intended for me, and many other teenagers of my generation to follow.
Realizing this opens many new thoughts about television as a media and entertainment source. I think it is important to think about what we ( for all my Christian brothers and sisters out there) take in through the television. Our eyes are the gateway to our thoughts, actions, and even the motivations of our hearts. We can say that it is just for fun, or we know it isn't real, but why not just find another way to glorify God, rather than wasting his precious time on a media trap that we all too easily fall into. I think it is time to make a stand for our selves, and choose to stop falling into that trap, and start falling into Jesus will for our lives.
Please don't for one minute believe that I am never going to watch another minute of television in my entire lifetime. That would be taking things to a definite extreme. I'm just thinking aloud here ( or in print I should say) and I just want you all to maybe think about this for your own lives. I don't think that all television in moderation is bad, and I don't think that most television in and of itself is bad, per say.
My main concern is that we as the livelihood of our families, churches and country, stop ourselves from following what everyone around us wants us to follow, and start following what the Lord has called us to. Even if someone isn't a Christian, I still think it is important to stop and take a new look on this subject of how easily television can shape and morph our thoughts and actions. Lets stop letting media so easily affect us, and start affecting the media in a way that can help us show others how to break out of the tunnel-visioned thought process that so many of us are knee deep in!
~DeLiRi0uS~
1 comment:
I really like where you went with this one Andrew. I think that a lot of the realizations you had about your relationship with media over the years are the same as the ones that I had in my first blog entry. It is crazy to look at the way media has really shaped the people we’ve become. While we can’t, and probably shouldn’t try to, completely escape media, we should be conscious consumers of it. I believe that you’re right about the importance of evaluating media through a Christian world view as well.
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