One of the innovations of modern technology I absolutely abhor is call waiting. You're on the phone with someone having a personal conversation and you get a click. You excuse yourself for a second to see who is calling. Think about the message you are giving. One of the ways I know that I am talking to a truly great human being is that no matter how busy they are, for the five minutes or even one minute that I am talking to them, they belong to me.
Nothing is more important.
Our children get the message, whoever is on the telephone, is more important than they are. Let's not wake up disappointed when it is already too late. Let's stay awake for the holiest moments of life. When Moshe Rabeinu stood at the burning bush Moshe began to think about where he had come from and where this miraculous experience would take him. The Chofetz Chaim commented that this was a message for all generations.