Richard Louv

After reading this I am sure the Author, Richard Louv, has a very angry yet sad soul. He has seen what emptiness we become when we become slaves to the technology we brought into our own homes. We lock ourselves in boxes with nothing but a screen with incredible lights that someone seems to make us be angry, be sad, and be happy.
The worse part about this whole situation is that so many of us consider that living. We see beautiful pictures online and feel no need to see them ourselves. When looking at a screen we have no need for the other senses, so we dull them until nothing but sight is left. So, in reality, you can't just see something beautiful, you need to be devoured by it if you want to try the full experience all the beauty our world has to offer. …show more content…
You will find that the sound of the waves and the sight of shimmering waves are far more vivid in person. Also, you can't smell or taste the salty air, you can't feel the soft wet sand between your toes or the warm feeling when the sun is just bright enough to feel like a warm blanket covering your entire body. A screen makes the beauty and mystery of our world simple and lacking. And when your whole life looking at things through a screen, being told what you see is beauty and never feeling all that you have unknowingly missed, is a true