I have a TV in my house. A Sony Trinitron, in fact. I even have a DVD player.
But they sit on the floor of a closet. Not so much hidden away out of disgust or abhorrence of their addictive qualities, but simply that I have no real desire to use them. In the last ten years the total hours watched would most likely equal what the average child in Australia and America views in ten days. Maybe an exaggeration, but closer to my reality than reality TV.
Might I suggest that people, just as an experiment, put their TV in a closet for a month, or perhaps a week, at least? Not that the news and one’s favourite program aren’t informative or entertaining, but it could prove interesting. So, telephone your partner or a friend and say invitingly: “Guess who’s coming home to dinner tonight” and have a different type of TV dinner. What type of TV dinner you ask?
For me, this means sitting down with a glass of organic wine, munching on a stir fry and…. gazing into the intricate face of a sun flower so stunning in its format that my plate of food gets cold. The pixels of this screen — around 50 seeds per square inch — shine with a clarity and depth not found in any plasma screen that I know of.
When I am in town visiting with my city friends, what I find most disturbing is the phrase: “I’m going home tonight and veg out in front of the TV”. This statement, “veg out”, does a great injustice to the integrity and stature of vegetables. They do not sit around remaining idle and sloth like. They are constantly growing inside and out, never resting; developing into their fullest potential. Besides this, they are in constant search of a “grand coupling”.
Their sole mission is to sink roots deep into the fertile soil, spread out luscious, searching tendrils of communication, burst forth in gorgeous displays of flower, fornicate copiously and then bear the most mouth watering succulent fruit.
Therefore, the next time a friend says they are spending the night vegging out, give them a wink, a knowing smile and remind them to practice safe sex.
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