You've got post!

You've got post!

At the dial of a button, the flick of a switch or a click of your fingers comfort is yours! we can call to have our food delivered, purchase clothing online and message people instantly at any time of the day.  We can have what we want when we want it and how we want it.  Dining out is easy and there are no dishes what so ever to clean unless you've left your wallet at home.  We in an age where it's amiable to work smart and not hard.  Where it's socially acceptable to follow your dream and pursue your own career.  

Living in Taiwan is pretty easy - bar when it rains.  But hey! you can always just order anything online!  There are convenience stores on every corner with what ever you need.  There are apps to assist you with whatever you are needing. 

But why the rush?  Why is it necessary for all this convienience? Tearing us from everyday connections with the soil, sand ( and to know the difference), the heart in your chest and those around you?

This past weekend I watched a movie "Spirited Away" which is a Japanese film. I watched it in English where they created words that fit the mouth movements of the Japanese version. A girl loses her parents to gluttony as they enter the spirit realm.  They too had endless supply to convienience and turned into pigs.  In so many ways i related to this movie- moving to a new place, physically leaving people behind and then having to work, work, work to keep myself from being consumed by a fast moving world.  Why I repeated "work" is cos drilling is part of the teaching method here.  Also you'll understand this more if you watch the movie, which I encourage you to do.  Back to the plot...People throw gold at this little girl and entice her to the 'finer things' of life but she does not waver.  She is dead set on redeeming her family to their former state.  

I look and ponder on this little girls life and how set she was.  Maybe she is the kind of girl that posts insteads of texts or waits instead of buys.  Maybe she is more concerned with connection than with comfort.  Maybe she is like you and me? Maybe we are like her.  Maybe we are all like her... Maybe we are all searching for this truth... We all desire and need connection.  

Love,

Phoenix & Sarah