Good, Better, Best

Media…there’s no doubt that is plays a large role in our current society. Is the current media good or bad, or somewhere in the middle? Based on content I’m sure we can all come up with an opinion, based on our criteria. Besides classifying content into categories of bad or good, I think there are other aspects of media to look at.

When placed with a number of options, my husband likes to ask the question of what is “good, better, and best”, and then try to choose the best option. I think time is a precious resource we have and there are certainly “good, better, and best” ways to use our time. Now back to media. As for myself, I’ll call/text a good friend, watch an occasional movie, use my email for communication, and stay connected with friends on facebook. These can all be good uses of our time but I’m sure there are times when perhaps it would be better to do our homework instead of watching TV. Yet, what is the best thing we can do with our time? Now this is simply my opinion (from a religious standpoint) that the best things we should do in this life is to love God and love our fellow man (Matt 2:37-39). How we do this comes in many forms, and I believe one way we can manifest this by serving others (Mosiah 2:17). With this in mind, we can see another dimension in how to judge media. Questions we can ask are: Regardless of content, is this media a good, better, or best use of time? Overall, is the majority of my media usage devoted to the best use of my time? Perhaps watching TV shows or pinteresting (with content that is certainly not “bad”) if we devote too much time to it (and you be the judge), could leave us losing out on wonderful experiences to fill our time with the “best” or most important things in life.

 I believe media has given us an opportunity to expand our abilities to serve God, help others, and expand our knowledge.  I feel it is also important to pay attention to how we’re using the media that perhaps (with the use of media or not) we can find the “best” uses of time.