與老婆、兒子相處的時間也很少
整日與電腦為伍，寫講義、出題目、打成績、傳影片、寫文章……
不禁問自己：「有必要在網路上放那麼多東西嗎？
這些真的是必要做的嗎？」
結果今天早隨手翻開一本已過期的 Daily Bread
裡面的話震醒了我
作者講到Fever Pitch (愛情全壘打)裡的男主角，是紅襪隊超級大球迷
一到了球季就什麼都不顧，連女朋友都晾在一邊
搞到最後要分手，結果他的朋友點了他一句話：
「你這麼愛紅襪隊，但是紅襪隊愛過你嗎？」
同樣的話可以換成「我的部落格愛過我嗎？」「我的電腦愛過我嗎？」
這個晚上，我陪小孩寫功課寫了一小時，陪他洗澡鍵聊天半小時
沒有做一點自己的事 (當然他上床後我還是上網寫了這篇)
因為電腦不會愛我，學生不會愛我(若有也是暫時)，但是我的孩子會！
下面附上這篇文章的原文，給大家一同欣賞：
In the movie Fever Pitch, Ben Wrightman is crazy about the Boston Red Sox baseball team. He rarely misses a game during the spring and summer months.
One winter, Ben falls in love with a young woman named Lindsey and wins her heart. Then spring rolls around, and she finds out that he’s a different person during baseball season. He has no time for her unless she goes to the games with him.
When Lindsey ends her relationship with Ben because of his fanaticism, he talks with a young friend, who says, “You love the Sox. But tell me, have they ever loved you back?” Those words cause Ben to analyze his priorities and to give more time to the woman he loves, who loves him back.
We pour our lives into hobbies, pleasures, activities, work—many good things. But two things should always be thought about when making our choices. Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart . . . . You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37,39).
When it seems our life is getting out of balance, the question, “Has that hobby or activity or thing ever loved me back?” may help to keep us in check. Loving God and loving people are what really count.
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