Caveat emptier: This post was drafted with help from an AI assistant (Perplexity)— but ideated and edited extensively by the human, Bill Acton
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Lord,
you know I’ve spent a good long time
reading the record,
listening more than speaking,
and discovering that silence
is wildly underrated.
In this noisy digital world,
where everybody’s first instinct
is to shout and then think,
teach me to think first—
and maybe not shout at all.
Remind me that there is no commandment
requiring me to respond
to every email, text, post, or provocation
within thirty seconds.
When the crowd demands
instant agreement,
help me remember
that convictions worth keeping
rarely arrive at the speed of Wi‑Fi.
Give me the patience
to let the dust settle,
to read past the headline,
and, if need be,
to be the one person in the thread
who says, “I’m not sure yet.”
Protect my private life—
my accounts, my devices,
my family’s information—
from quiet intrusion
and clever mischief.
Let my security habits
show the same stubborn caution
I’d bring to a sealed record:
access limited,
changes noted,
and nobody rummaging around
“just because they’re curious.”
Guard me, too,
from taking myself so seriously
that I forget to laugh—
at the absurdities online,
at my own mistakes,
and at the idea
that every passing controversy
is the end of the world.
A little humor, rightly placed,
can do more to cool a quarrel
than a hundred angry replies.
And grant that my stewardship
of this digital age
shows a steady commitment
to truth as I understand it,
charity toward those who differ,
and restraint
in the use of a voice
that can so easily
harm as well as help—
with just enough wit
to remind everyone,
myself included,
that we are human beings
before we are usernames.
wracton@gmail.com
williamacton.legalshieldassociate.com (Legalshield and IDshield subscription information and applying for associate positions)
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