Dishwashers wash dishes.

Cars detect blind spots.

Bill Pay makes sure we aren’t late.

Each of these automatic features can make life easier, but none of them make me obsolete.

I have to load the dishes in the dishwasher.

I have to push the start button and drive the car.

I have to set up Bill Pay and make sure there is money in the account, which requires that I work.

Automatic isn’t as automatic as we’d like, and that’s a good thing.

Stay engaged, and refuse to sit back and just let things happen.