Joel

For our last class we went out and found some place outside where it was silent and reread the Book of Joel out loud. The first time I read the Book of Joel I did not get as much as I did when I went outside and read it aloud to the lake and myself. Sometimes when I read things I like to listen to some music while I do that, and some times I get a lot out of what I read when I listen to music. However, when I read the Book of Joel and listened to music at the same time I did not really get too much out of it. So I guess some readings are meant to be read in silence, and some other readings can be read with distractions and still be appreciated well.

I think that our generation has gotten so accustomed to multi tasking all the time, so we figure as long as we are reading we mine as well listen to some music on the side. In cases like this we do not always appreciate a reading for what it is worth, because we are multi tasking and getting distracted. Therefore, I thought the class exercise was good in showing me that sometimes we have to push aside distractions for a little time in the day, and try and appreciate something that we choose to read. Technology has also done a good job of creating more distractions in our life. It is so easy for us to say that we are going to put aside time in the day to read something meaningful, but we are easily distracted with our computers, phones, I pods, and so on. But, I will plan to get some time each day away from distractions, and try and read something meaningful and appreciate it at the same time.