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What does it mean?
Television distracts us from our immediate surroundings with distant things.
In plain terms
TV makes us forget what is close to us.
What can you take from it?
Focus on the local, not just the remote.

Where it applies

  • daily life
  • community engagement

Putting it to work

  • balance media
  • attend to the near

Questions to consider

  • What are you ignoring?
  • Where is your attention?

Another view

Remote things can also be important.

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