A long Time Friend
A while ago, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with
this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.
As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me
good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger...he was our storyteller.He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies.
If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always knew the answers about the past,understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He took my family to the first major league
ball game. He made me laugh, and he made me cry.
The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn`t seem to mind.Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say,and she would go to the kitchen for peace and quiet (I
wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave)
Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the stranger never felt obligated to honour them.
Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home...Not from us, our friends or any visitors. Our long-time visitor, however, got away with four-letter words
that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush.
My Dad didn`t permit the liberal use of alcohol.But the stranger encouraged us to try it on a regular basis. He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly and
pipes distinguished.
He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive,and
generally embarrassing.
I now know that my early concepts about relationships were influenced strongly by the stranger.Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents,yet he was seldom rebuked... And NEVER asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended right in and is not
nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, ifyou could walk into my parents` den today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
His name?....
We just call him `TV.`
(Note: This should be required reading for every household!)
He has a wife now....We call her
`Computer.`
Their first child`s name
`Cell Phone`.
and Second child is called
`I Pod`
I really liked ur story a lot..
Bytheway, i never allow IDIOT BOX to influence/take over my life...Yes, a bit addicted to COMPUTER coz it keeps me on toes with latest updates in every corners of the world..Cellphone, hufff, i use it only to dial and pick up the calls..lol..IPOD-i m still far far behind this gadget..I m not into it..
The digital family.
I like it :-)
Thanks for sharing...
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
"Resident Attention Seeker"
I can't think a TV as a friend..
Nice story.....Made it intersting...
Good one, tnx for sharing.
Now I am thinking the difference between the stranger and the husband.
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
"Resident Attention Seeker"
Good one.. :)
I thought you must have kicked that stranger out when you grown up.. :D
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i was so serious in reading this end up choking myself, very loud laugh.. hahahaha..
~Welcome Sunshine~
FS... True that everything is on the mobile phones, pcs and Tvs now.. So we have to be careful what we see or the info being presented by these technologies.
Nice one again and thanks for sharing
~A Smooth Sea never made a skilled Mariner~
~ Too old to be young , Too young to be old ~
These gadgets are no longer strangers for anyone. Many positive and negative points regarding them, but no doubt they have become a necessity in every household.
Nice story....
"Live with passion, Die with style"
SA no moral its a FW message...about the gadgets being part of our life..:)
Painther..lol
Moral behind story is, don't allow anyone into your bedroom like TVs are in now ..:):)-
but what is the moral behind this story?
hahahahaha nice LONG story...
nicely said; so better be careful with strangers!!!
those strangers have been growing with the "new/modern" families for quite a time now.
And the "kids" from that marriage (TV + PC) are in many people's hands.
Regards!!
nice..gadgets and appliances..unique