What Are You Missing?
There are 8 folks behind me in the checkout queue. All are talking on or looking at their phones. None are observing their surroundings or engaging with others nearby. In response to my conversational probe, I receive a grunt in reply…the person never looks up from his device. Our culture presents us with many distractions. When eyes are focused only on screens, we become oblivious to the people nearby us and to the places we share. This failure …
