Sunday, December 6, 2015

Just Call.

I have this skill that many people that my age have, I can text without looking. I have obtained this skill by walking in the hallways and not wanting to run into people, I have to keep eye contact with someone to be polite in a conversation, make the teacher think that there is nothing in my lap, yet while I still have to do these things I am able to answer someone in a text. My mother is someone who is fantastic at typing very quickly, as are many people of her generation. I believe every generation has a skill that develops with the technology of their day and age. My grandparents could probably read newspapers really fast or were the stealthiest when passing notes in class.
Back to my wonderful talent. I believe that the reason I have developed this skill is because people are used to getting information quickly. Whenever we are in an area of low service connection or no wifi, you would think the world was coming to and end. That reaction is something that I am guilty of as well, a long with many of my peers. Our greatest talents may be viewed as one of our greatest weaknesses if you think about it. However, there are some days where the dizziness of the rapid information flooding my brain forces me to take a step back from it all. There have been many instances where I would rather sit and talk on the phone all day long with one person, or have a close friend over to actually speak to one another then be constantly connected to everyone at once. Actually talking to some is so important and so valuable that I fear that with every passing day it is slipping away with the society I see around me. Although I see people becoming more and more engulfed in their phones every day, I do believe that I am not the only one out there that sees the importance in talking. The call app in our phones is not something that everyone has forgotten about.
JSL

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