I am disturbed at the direction that the youth of America are heading.  Yes, I know, there are many really good kids out there.  But instead of being raised on the classics--which encourage critical thinking--they are bombarded with trash, throwaway sound bites, five second blips, mesmerizing repetitive video games, porn--I could go on and on.

I am disturbed that so many of them cannot carry on a conversation with a real person standing in front of them.  Their phones are their closest friends.  Communication is with someone they can't see, touch, or read their facial expression or reaction to what is being texted.

I am disturbed at their attitudes toward sex.  I guess I shouldn't be--since they are bombarded by the media espousing sexual gratification with no responsibility.  Recreational sex.  Trivial encounters with no lasting implications that teach the concept that sex is love.  

Women, especially, seem to have lost the concept that they have a God given right to a life partner who will love them and be faithful.  Girls go from one "relationship-that's the new word for sex partner," to another, hoping to find someone to truly love them.

And people, seeking people to love, go to places that people frequent.  Bars, casinos, etc. and end up finding a kind of person who entertains themselves that way.  Trivial entertainment.  Addictive.

But if you want to find someone "real," you need to go somewhere that people are "doing" things together.  Because it is in doing things together that we learn about each other.  Building things, helping out, working, sports--involvement over time--builds a kind of knowledge of each other that leads to lasting friendships.

And the people you meet who "Do" things, will introduce you to other people who do things.  That's one reason I go to church.  They band together to "do" things.  I think I am going to help with Bible School this summer.  I've never done that before.  Maybe I can teach a child how to talk to an adult.