CHILD OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Edan, our three years old grand daughter, is already iPhone literate since she can watch a movie, play a game or sing along with varied iPhone apps. She also is well acquainted with the workings of recorded movies and DVDs.
While we were talking to her on the speaker telephone she was telling us all about her play date with a friend. Suddenly she hurriedly remarked to her mom, "Mommy, put MeMe and PopPop on pause while I go to the potty."
Wouldn't we all like to have that pause button on the computer of life where we could pause someone, then go back to the same conversation later? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to push a pause button when we are in a heated conversation with a family member or a business person, freezing the incident at a certain point while we contemplate what to say next to bring peace to the incident?
Edan has a good idea. Maybe someone will install that pause button on life so that we can deal with situations more wisely and patiently. Until then, I guess we'll just have to grow up and learn to control our emotions and our tongues. That's the pause button we need to facilitate in our lives to bring peace to every situation.,