Are your Kids Paying Attention?Are your Kids Paying Attention? I was at the gas station. I was the only one standing outside my vehicle paying attention to what was happening around me. There were 3 women and 2 men, between the ages of 25 and 45, filling their vehicles at the same time I was. They were sitting in their cars, on their phones, clueless as to what was happening around them. After putting gas in my truck, I stood outside the grocery store. 4 People came out of the grocery store and did not look to see if there were any cars crossing in front of them, they just assumed the vehicles would stop for them. A Young Family came out of the grocery store and the kids ran out in front of the parents, directly into the traffic lane. Like the picture at the beginning of this content, 3 People walked towards me, entirely focused on their phones. They would have walked directly into me if I had not moved. This is an example I heard from a friend of mine. He was driving by our local grocery store (the same one I was at) yesterday at about the same time, and there were 4 ladies on horseback, riding along the street. 3 of the 4 ladies were on their phones while they were riding. If you have ever ridden a horse, you would know that this is NOT something that you should do. My friend's comment was how the devices we have in our lives today drive us to do things that we would/should never do. So let's do the math. There are 16 people in these examples, and only 1 of the 16 is potentially being Perceptive and is Attentive. That means that 15 of the people in these examples were NOT Prepared and were using HOPE as a Strategy. Col Brian Searcy: Combating Human Trafficking - What we must do Submitted: 08/16/23 Article By: Sierra Booster |