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At a red light its a general tendency to look around see what the guy next to you is driving or generally scan the cars around you (after your done with your phone that is ofcourse)
(How ridiculous is it to ignore your phone and just relax your eyes and look around !)
Open 3rd bracket quote I mean do you even know how much my phone does for me? Im the lead actor in this philm close 3rd bracket.
Which brings me back to where I started. At the signal I noticed one car with a family of three. And none of em were looking into their phones. The papa was talking with the mama and the daughter was doing what seemed like un entangling her tresses.
The rarity of a sight like this prompted me here. Putting pen to paper (uh the closest equivalent to that) fine its my phone alright on which I type this. Focus will ya
What I observe is that whenever im by myself , im constantly doing something or the other on my phone.(except when my hands are otherwise occupied that is) And it doesn't help that handsets nowadays are capable of replacing computers, doctors, travel agents, self confidence, theatres, sex, hunger, sleep etc.
Have you ever noticed that while your waiting for someone at a public place you automatically reach out to your phone? This has almost become a reflex!
We crib about stressful and chaotic lives and surround ourselves with gadgets and information coming through various channels. Phrases like real time and Google it, are a part of our day to day activities.
Its now clear that we are becoming more paranoid and restless both without and because of technology!
While growing up I dint have a cell phone or sms. But we got by just fine. We walked to school and when we returned late there were no anxious eyes at the door. Now there is something called bus service where a mother of one of the kids has to be present on a school bus and notify the other moms via bbm group chats or whatsapp that their package has been received and delivered.
We went through school and college without Google! (thats something ain't it?)
We go with it. We adapt. But its not looking good from where I see it at this moment.
We are afraid of silence and calm. Keep calm is nothing more than a diaplay picture on BBM. We arent comfortable in our own skin until its instagrammed. Our awesome experiences haven't reached their true potential until it has been liked and shared by people who barely qualify as friends. Google has replaced intelligence.
Obviously there is no turning back. But what we can do is switch off every once in a while. Just for a day. No phones. No ipads. No laptops. Just for one day. If you can manage that without losing your mind, you'll be fine!
Now if you'll excuse me I have to post this on my blog and fb the link. Tweet about how deep I am. And put up my latest profile pic which has been instagrammed and has me staring blankly with the backdrop of the sea.
Ps: my most cherished and memorable conversations happened over the landline.
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