Is reality boring???? Are you living life??? Are you just walking by 🤔🤔🤔.Help!! Our lives have been hijacked by smartphones. (I thought it was gonna be aliens but this could be worse)

in #life • 6 years ago

I ask this question because I asked myself the same question when I stumbled upon the same scenario time and time again.

I walked past a gas(fuel) station and there was a long queue because there was scarcity of fuel at that time (it may sound strange to some of you, but it's real. I promise), and I noticed something very disturbing. Literally the tens of people in their cars all had thier heads bent downwards, using thier mobile phones. It would have been OK if just 5 people were using their phones. But a situation where literally every single person on that queue was engrossed in thier phone?? Ay ay ay ay.... They were not making calls, they were probably texting, chatting or whatever.
images(50).jpg
PHOTOCREDIT: Google images

Another scenario was when I went on a road trip with some friends to a new city to sight-see. While I was looking around, enjoying the beautiful scenery, I immediately noticed that all the others on the bus were on their smartphones. Then the following questions struck me :

  • "is reality too boring that we'd rather chat, text, check up on social media, or juicy celebrity gossips than actually see and enjoy our environment and what it's in it?"
  • "Are the stuff we see on our phones more fun and exciting than reality itself?"
    images(51).jpg
    PHOTOCREDIT: Google images

I was so disappointed and awestruck.
Like, can't we do without our phones for a few minutes or hours and simply enjoy life? Not social media/internet/online life... I mean, real life - precious moments that most times, we never get back.
images(56).jpg
PHOTOCREDIT: Google Images

I'm not saying we shouldn't use smartphones. I'm literally using it right now. I'm saying that smartphones were made to help us enjoy life, not deprive us from living it.

#BeWise
#LiveLife
#YouOnlyGetOneShot
#MakeItCount

#nature #technology #health #bewise
6 years ago in #life by
$0.05
  • Past Payouts $0.05
  • - Author $0.04
  • - Curators $0.01
5 votes
Reply 1
Sort:  
  • Trending
    • [-]
     6 years ago  

    Congratulations @xqsitprincess! You have completed the following achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

    You published your First Post
    You made your First Vote
    You got a First Vote
    You made your First Comment
    Award for the number of upvotes received

    Click on the badge to view your Board of Honor.
    If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

    To support your work, I also upvoted your post!

    Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:
    SteemitBoard World Cup Contest - The results, the winners and the prizes

    Do you like SteemitBoard's project? Then Vote for its witness and get one more award!

    $0.00
      Reply