Beyond technology

So much of modern technology seems to be about building and maintaining connections -- with our families and friends, with businesses and opportunities, with advice and information, with sources and supplies...

And yet, despite all this connectivity, so many people still seem to feel cut off, isolated, and lonely; so many people still hunger for connection of a deeper sort, at a deeper level.

It's almost as if this complex web of connectivity we're weaving occupies so much of our time and consciousness that it's gradually coming to obscure that which lies beyond all earthly connections; as if we can no longer detect the majesty and mystery, the clouds that lie beyond our carefully constructed networks; as if "The Cloud..." has become a sort of technological biosphere, insulating us from what we crave most...