Diary of a church Dog 4
So, I have been having a think about Lent and the practice of abstaining from
various things. Mummy has given up her social media account this year (I am
still posting on my Instagram though @tjwithme) however mummy decided to
step away from what is in fact the scourge of modern life.
When we are out walking, I am struck by just how many times people nearly trip
over my lead or stand on me because their heads are down and they are looking
at a small screen in their palm. Mummy says that at a concert in Hyde Park last
year she ruined peoples videos of
Barbara Streisand (who had her three
dogs with her)by starting a chant of ‘put
your phones down, put your phones
down.....’ to the people in front who
were blocking everyone’s view, they
yielded (their films were ruined anyway)
put their phones away and watched the
way God intended, with their eyes.
Walk down any high street and phone addicts are everywhere. Whereas I pootle
along in one of two ways; nose down or nose up high. When ‘down’ I am snuffling
for evidence of other dogs who have walked my way to see if I know them and
connect with them. When ’up’ I am smelling the world and experiencing
everything in creation. So, I suppose what I am trying to say to you all is be more
dog, give up your devices, get your nose up smell the world and look for
connections to creation.