Innocence lost
Like everyone else that works hard for a living, I need my small summer break to recharge my batteries in the sunny beaches of my homeland, in the village hearth of my parents, with the engaging company of my son and friends. In these times of crisis, the need to feel rejuvenated in order to tackle the various challenges life presents us, is even more compelling…I need the time to read, to reflect, to write, to sleep, to admire the rich nature all around me, to wake up when I want, to talk, to touch, to plan, to wear khakis and bathing suits all day, to dream…nothing out of the ordinary here, you might say…Isn’t this what we all more or less look forward to during our vacation? Yet, even this idyllic moment of a few days has become almost impossible to even consider as the stream of emails requiring responses seems overwhelming…Why do I have to even look at them, you may ask? What if I don’t, I ask? We have become prisoners of our laptops, tablets, and smart phones…and escape is