Watching TV can be excellent entertainment, no doubt about that, but it can also be incredibly hard on the ego. This evening I have watched an episode of Jeopardy champions which made it very clear to me how little I know about so many things. Now I'm watching America's Got Talent, which should be America Has Talent but never mind. After 90 minutes of watching I have not seen a single act to which I could respond "Oh, I could do that." I cannot hang by my feet from a spinning ball, make hundreds of sound effects with my mouth, sing my own original compositions, break boards with my feet while leaping into the air blindfolded, or predict what people will choose. Actually my husband and I took some Tai Quan Dao lessons many years ago but I certainly don't remember ever, ever being encouraged to leap into the air and break boards with my feet. But you get the idea. Watching TV can be very entertaining but also very humbling. I suppose that's good for my soul.
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