There was a time when an evening of entertainment consisted of sitting on a porch sipping on an ice tea or cup of coffee and talking. People would talk about anything, the weather, the local game, politics, etc. Bonds would be developed and strengthen through the “art of conversation.” This is more a rarity now unfortunately, even within families. There is just way to many distractions. I’m not telling you something new, we all know this, it’s just the way we live now, but it is a choice we make.
For the last year, I have been driving to work with my daughter who goes to school in downtown. It’s a 30 – 40 minute drive and although we both hate the drive and the time we must get up. I for one cherish our daily conversations. We don’t talk about anything in particular; it ranges from “the price of gas” to “what’s involved in making a particular type of bread” to deep spiritual conversations. Sometimes I feel we get to our destination too quickly.
Conversation is the key to relationships, so when you question a particular relationship, be it with your friends, your kids or even your spouse, you have to ask yourself – do we talk –really - or are we too busy doing things and conversation is just a “byproduct” that’s more of a distraction of what I really want to focus on.
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