tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494926778640825969.post8656279842604275473..comments2023-10-01T06:42:02.403-07:00Comments on Shatter the Fog: Childhood's EndTaco van Ieperenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139727828570976623noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494926778640825969.post-72462438963893261232008-03-12T14:18:00.000-07:002008-03-12T14:18:00.000-07:00Aptly put.Aptly put.metaDADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13142482318803356612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494926778640825969.post-53668810695664500022007-10-10T16:07:00.000-07:002007-10-10T16:07:00.000-07:00"Unfortunately any satisfaction we get from buying..."Unfortunately any satisfaction we get from buying a fancy toy is typically short-lived; there is always something a little better."<BR/>This is what was tickling the back of my mind in class today as I listened to my classmates speak of watching TV with a laptop on her lap looking at YouTube and a download of Gossip Girls while drinking and eating. Oh, no mention of a phone, maybe she had a tab for facebook on too.<BR/><BR/>And then the question is, what will be next?<BR/><BR/>Why bother asking this question unless one really has a need to take action? There will always be something "next". As you said, and many before, there will always be something bigger and/or better coming along soon.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I know how to type, to fiddle with images, to use this technology to a certain extent. I'm really glad I played on swings, in sandlots, in leaves, outside, a lot as a child.<BR/><BR/>I may not see you in the mountains Taco, but I'll see you outside!<BR/><BR/>Rachel :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494926778640825969.post-65300349179858392592007-10-10T15:57:00.000-07:002007-10-10T15:57:00.000-07:00Good Post! I had a similar childhood full of happi...Good Post! <BR/>I had a similar childhood full of happiness and dream but almost without any toys. <BR/><BR/>but today, I don't think my kid is owning more happiness than my childhood. It is a real sad fact in such "modern society".<BR/><BR/>ZhaohuiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552257105300142357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494926778640825969.post-17343822216847273102007-10-04T10:44:00.000-07:002007-10-04T10:44:00.000-07:00Great post Taco. I have come to realise this alot ...Great post Taco. I have come to realise this alot lately as well. If you didn't know, I sold everything I owned and moved to Finland. By no means is Finland a place without luxury (its a modern technological country) but I am able to just get my work done so that I can go out and play, not so I can buy a big TV.<BR/><BR/>Mark McElhinneyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11356323768888991856noreply@blogger.com