We have some new big ideas on how to get GuardYourEyes into the limelight of the religious world's consciousness without making people squirm anymore. I am meeting on Thursday Iy"h with someone here in Israel who can help us hopefully in a big way. Hint: It may involve a slight "dressing up" (as in a Purim costume) of the activities of GuardYourEyes in a more "parve"
looking way that everyone can relate to (and nod their 'holy' heads to, in somber agreement). Such as: "Warning of the dangers of Technology" - "Filter Division - with filter gabai'im, hotlines for filter advice, etc.." - A Prevention Department, which spreads awareness and provides practical tools for "treatment" to Rabbanim and Mechanchim... etc... And as a side note, we also "help those who fell in" with loads of practical tools and ground-breaking features and services... wink wink. (Even the handbooks can be "dressed up" to be called "Prevention manuals for Mechanchim", bla bla...)
In this way, we can start to spread the word in a MUCH bigger way - and also get bigger financial backing hopefully (since people will be more "honored" to support this - and not feel uncomfortable as being "labeled" as someone who understands the problem a little "too well"), and all the chareidi newspapers, radio stations , etc... will be calling us for interviews and ads, since this is one of the biggest issues facing klal yisrael today... Hopefully it will become something like the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation... Just like "shmiras Halashon" and "Guard Your Tongue", hopefully "shmiras ainayim" and "Guard Your Eyes" will become household names - (halacha a day of shmiras halashon ring a bell?
). We'll put out books on "general shmiras aiynaim issues", including the halachos, and hundreds of tips and stories, etc... And as a 'side note'
, we'll also have a department for dealing with the more "serious" cases. Now we all know that this is not a "side-note", but the
main thing we do - and it will
continue to be the main thing. But it will be "dressed up" in a new way to the general public
What do you guys think?