A revision or a Requiem for teach your children and seeking peace and joy

 Thoughts on raising our children  and some apologies needed already

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN—A REVISION OR A REQUIEM

A while back-who am I  kidding it’s more like  in a lace far away in a time long ago—there was this great tune about how parents needed to teach children and  the reverse.  That tune seems somehow relevant  here. For if we can teach. Our  children a few of the “lessons” in this video then they can teach us why doing so will ensure our peace and joy

The  lyrics below the video are not an exact match there will somecxay a Versailles that  is, however, I wanted to  get this posted in one take of the song on the guitar.  

Tomorrow  there will be one final post on digital promises and digital. Disaster and then it is time to move forward.      

APOLOGIES  UNPLUGGED 

Ok caveat—I have my share of “digital disasters” and their are folks who I wouldn’t have had  high quality contact with unless  social media. Existed.  However, these great  tools require us to have great responsibility.  The responsibility is to attempt to  be present in the now as often as  we can function in that present.  

This song serves as a reminder ...not to all of you...but for myself...there needs to be a balance and we each. Can help ourselves and others  find and keep it.  

Song Lyrics

We’re the generation. Who brought you AOL 

Did we open up the world or just the gates of Hell?

The court is still in session it’s too early to tell

But to future generations I want to wish you well

We have  robots  that are sweepers so you can get rid of your brooms

We have high speed and flat screens in almost every room

Will Nintendo Switch or X-Boxes spell digital doom

Please let us stop before we’re streaming Netflix in the womb

(Repeat 

Chorus

We don’t. Need more information and we don’t  need it any faster

We are walking on the verge of a digital disaster

We’ve got so much data on so many screens

May our souls find the wisdom  to know what all this means

May from time to time we place our gadgets on our shelves

And find a lot of chances to help  each other  help ourselves

Let our children  run a bit outdoors and play ‘round in the dirt

Chase fire flies right after dark for they will not get hurt

A little more reality is. What this world requires

So stop and hear the guitars as they play by camp fires

And if there is a fiddler let them  start playing too

If you are  old enough open a cold brew

Tell  old stories and new jokes till the night is almost through

And take a moment to be quiet and find peace and joy.in you

Chorus