I was thinking about how when I was a little girl there were only three channels on TV, maybe four if you counted the public television station. Everyone had a favorite TV program. When there was a holiday special on TV, it really was special and everyone who wanted to watch it made sure to have their TVs tuned to the right channel at the right time so that they didn’t miss it.
Things are the same anymore with streaming services. Sure, people still have their favorite programs and they still wait for the date when the program is released, but after it is released, they can watch it anytime they want to. The disappointing fact is with so many TV shows and so many streaming services at our fingertips nothing is special anymore. Even if there is a show on at a special day an time, then we can just set it up to be recorded and watch it later.
I am starting to think that when everything is special, then nothing is special. There are so many great and wonderful programs and they are all at my fingertips and now it feels like not a single program can make me feel excited like the ones when I was a child. There’s no more shows that grab my attention and make me feel like I want to tune in to be entertained with the rest of the world.
I think God is probably the only one who has figured it out. No matter how many of us there are, I always feel special in His eyes. The universe is infinite and yet, it feels like He still cares about my tiny stupid life. I think it is because it is a two-way relationship. The TV show doesn’t care about me, but I care immensely about God and that makes a world of difference.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
