In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
There is a lot of talk these days about the perils of distracted driving. Talking on the phone, eating, texting, fiddling with many and various gadgets. These are ever-increasing problems, and can cause serious, even fatal, accidents. But they are just today's variation on a problem that has plagued man since time past memory.
Before the cell phone, there was the introduction of the radio and the tape deck into cars. Before that was the age-old problem that has plagued drivers ever since there were things to drive – noisy kids and car-mates. Even alone in a quiet car, there can be distractions, emanating from our own minds, as we cruise along alone with our thoughts, and soon we become engrossed in our own little world.
