Monday, December 6, 2010

LAST POST!

During the summer after our first year of college, some of my friends and I decided to organize a game of kickball—a game we enjoyed back in elementary school. When I told another friend about it excited and told me to let him know when we had a sure time scheduled. When we finally decided on a time I let him know, but he said he couldn't make it. He had a raid scheduled for that time, and his guild needed him. People really let their online relationships take precedence over their offline lives.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Too much of a good thing

Shortly before the Provo Temple was dedicated, President Lee expressed his concern that the accessibility of the temple would cause some BYU students to attend the temple so often that they would neglect their studies. President Hinckley exhorted all of us to seek as much education as we can. Like the attending the temple too often, it is possible to spend too much time in pursuit of knowledge. The Web gives us virtually unlimited access to knowledge on a plethora of subjects. If we let our pursuit of knowledge via the internet interfere with our relationships and responsibilities in our families, then even the virtuous cause of learning can be taken too far.