Cell Phones are not Simple, Simple

We all do it.

Have cell phones and use them in inappropriate times and places.

The question is why?

Do you really want to annoy everyone in the grocery store who is unlucky enough to find themselves in your vicinity?

Do you really want to share your personal details about last nights dating exploits with the children standing nearby?

Do you really want to cause that driver to crash into the back of your car because you didn't see that red light due to having a heated argument with your boyfriend?

Come On People - Nothing in your life is that important! Honestly, it isn't - unless you are the President of the United States and in critical negotiations to keep us from a nuclear incident.

Cell phones have seriously complicated our lives...

They are expensive toys for the self-indulgent among us (look in the mirror - it's all of us.) Okay, it's good to have an electronic leash on your children after school. But, that's out of control too. Kids don't talk to each other anymore - even when sitting next to each other. They text instead. Hey, I work with and love technology. But, that's a seriously unnatural thing to do. (I was going to say it's sick, but I didn't want to upset anyone.)

We need some quiet, down-time in our lives. Cell phones rob us of peace and quiet - among other things. It is unhealthy to be connected all the time. When the mind isn't given adequate recovery time, it gets sick. Sick minds are something none of us need to have. So, do yourself and the rest of us a huge favor - give the cell phone (and yourself) a rest.

Ever sit in church and someone's cell rings? What was so important to that person that they needed to bring that phone with them into a setting where one is to reflect and meditate on the meaning of their life?

I really hate to tell you this - you are NOT that important, to anyone - unless there is an emergency. And, the odds are, it is not an emergency - a real emergency where someone's life is endangered. And, if you really cared about people's lives, you would not drive while talking on the cell phone!

It's time to simpify and to get real. Gadgets are major contributors to the pollution of the mind. Think about it... then write someone a letter and mail it to them. Bet they will truly appreciate the time and effort you took to send it to them.