I sometimes wonder how our minds have been transformed by the ability to access music, podcasts and audiobooks whenever and wherever we desire. It seems vaguely surreal that people used to spend their time in silence – or, at least, with only the background noise of urban and rural environments.
I once heard a Dominican preacher say that the whole modern world is a grand conspiracy against the interior life. I always think of that when I am about to play a new podcast episode when I haven't even processed the one I just finished listening to.
I once heard a Dominican preacher say that the whole modern world is a grand conspiracy against the interior life. I always think of that when I am about to play a new podcast episode when I haven't even processed the one I just finished listening to.
nice bit of writing Ben