ENTERTAINMENT THE DEATH OF...

The festive season is coming to an end, and i'm feeling a little depressed...i've enjoyed being at home and relaxing with the family and the thought of work, school, routine, stress...is getting me down.

One thing i've noticed though is that when we have some time off it's so tempting to sit and vegetate in front of the box. We just love being entertained (at least I do), to switch the brain off and allow our senses to be numbed by the the constant flow of dribble that's being poured over us.

The other day we found another 'box' full of pictures/paintings drawn by my son who was then 10 years old. He used crayons and paint to express his imagination.

Unfortunately when we become adults we so often lose the childlike desire to create for ourselves.

I believe that overdosing on 'entertainment' can be the death of our creativity. Mindless entertainment distracts us from creativity and imagination.

So may we find time and energy to cultivate our creative imagination in a culture that's hooked on 'mindless' entertainment.