I look around and I see an entire generation in a near catatonic state, engrossed and obsessed with this sense of endless technological connectedness.
The curse of texting.
It makes me so sad to see people so absorbed in the electronic gadget clutched in their hand that they become completely oblivious to what is going on around them.
It is rude. And it is sad.
It is a blatant statement to your company saying “I know I am with you, but I would rather be talking to these people in my phone.”
WHAT could possibly be so important that you would be so discourteous to everyone around you?
“Hey.”
“Hey, hows it going?”
“Not much. Bored.”
“Me too. How are you?”
“Good.”
Awesome. So glad you prefer to waste your time with meaningless small talk than enjoy a great movie, feast on a wonderful meal, or simply have a REAL face-to-face conversation.
When and how did this start? I can walk into any crowded place and about 50% of the people are on their phone: talking, texting, on the Internet, or doing work.
Working in a restaurant, I see it all the time. Two people go out to eat, one gets a call or engrossed in a texting battle, one person is left with nothing to do but sit in silence, and I (the server) am stuck in an awkward situation of when to ask for the order in fear of interrupting.
Is 1 hour at a restaurant really too much time to put aside the electronic device?
Does it really consume that much of our lives?
I have to admit, I used to be a texting freak. I literally cannot find a picture of me in high school where my phone isn’t glued to my hand.
I have to admit; I remember my parents and friends asking me to put away my phone. I would roll my eyes and think nothing of it while continuing to text. I can tell you now I cannot remember a single conversation I had over that phone.
I can only imagine how much fun I was to be around.
In the past two years I have lost and broken more phones than I can count. People laugh and feel sorry, but it was the best thing that could have happened to me. The months and weeks without a phone made me realize how much I don’t need it. The same thing happened in Australia.
It is Spring Break. If you are on vacation or spending time with friends, please make an effort to simply put the phone down. Maybe just for a little bit. I can guarantee the people on the other end can wait, the true friends will find a way to contact you, and the people you are with really will appreciate it.
Ok, now that I am done with that little rant, enjoy these pictures of our water balloon fight the other day!
Timmy on left: soooo happy!
Marcel, running for his life from sneaky Uncle Bruce
Above and below: I hope you can see how intense this water balloon fight got.
Kyle (Left) and Marcel (right): Battle Wounds!
I don't even know if this link will work, but this is a video of the battle. Enjoy!
