You might have had this feeling a few times in your life - like something is terribly wrong. At times, you might have felt for no obvious reason, but simply out of a gut feeling that things are not the way they should be - like something bad is approaching you and it is inevitable that you will have to face a hard time.Something so creepy of this sort happened to me day before yesterday. It was two of us - me and my old man (though he is quite young) in a small restaurant located at one of the suburbs in town. The ambiance was neat, cheerful. We were surrounded by a lot of people - people enjoying a little gossip with their friends and families over the dinner.
But still, amidst all these things, my mind was constantly reminding me that something is amiss. I was trying to talk to my dad, but there was an ill, pale and ghostly feeling eating my thoughts from within. My existence became so hollow due to this vacuum created in my soul. The entire focus of my subconscious brain was concentrated at a single point in space. That point was the left pocket of my pants. This pocket was empty except my bike keys today. One thing, which always dwells in it was not there - My Cellphone!!!
Ok, dont curse me and dont frown... But honestly speaking, I felt sooooooooooooooo disconnected, so lonely and in a way so worried and worried to the point of being scared without it. It felt like I was quarantined on an isolated deserted island and there was noway I would ever be able to contact the world again.
It is since 2003 that I have started using a cell phone. Ever since then, I can hardly count not more than 10 incidents when I have been without my cell phone. But now, since I am so used to using apps like GPS, latitude, mobile facebook, NDTV active, BBC live and various other things every so often... Since I am so used to listening to my incoming email ringtone every 15 mins... And ofcourse, texting and calling people is like a natural involuntary phenomenon in my life - just like blinking or clearing my throat without even realizing it. But out of this incident, I have realized one thing.
I mean, I know I should not make a fuss about it - but I felt like mentioning this. My cell phone has become an integral part of my body, my life. And I think this applies to almost all of us now a days. This is sort of a funny realization, and I have taken an experimental resolution to understand this further... From now on, I would leave my cell phone at home at least once in a week while I am out with my wife. This would be like a breathing exercise - to get a command on my senses!
But still, amidst all these things, my mind was constantly reminding me that something is amiss. I was trying to talk to my dad, but there was an ill, pale and ghostly feeling eating my thoughts from within. My existence became so hollow due to this vacuum created in my soul. The entire focus of my subconscious brain was concentrated at a single point in space. That point was the left pocket of my pants. This pocket was empty except my bike keys today. One thing, which always dwells in it was not there - My Cellphone!!!
Ok, dont curse me and dont frown... But honestly speaking, I felt sooooooooooooooo disconnected, so lonely and in a way so worried and worried to the point of being scared without it. It felt like I was quarantined on an isolated deserted island and there was noway I would ever be able to contact the world again.
It is since 2003 that I have started using a cell phone. Ever since then, I can hardly count not more than 10 incidents when I have been without my cell phone. But now, since I am so used to using apps like GPS, latitude, mobile facebook, NDTV active, BBC live and various other things every so often... Since I am so used to listening to my incoming email ringtone every 15 mins... And ofcourse, texting and calling people is like a natural involuntary phenomenon in my life - just like blinking or clearing my throat without even realizing it. But out of this incident, I have realized one thing.
I mean, I know I should not make a fuss about it - but I felt like mentioning this. My cell phone has become an integral part of my body, my life. And I think this applies to almost all of us now a days. This is sort of a funny realization, and I have taken an experimental resolution to understand this further... From now on, I would leave my cell phone at home at least once in a week while I am out with my wife. This would be like a breathing exercise - to get a command on my senses!
Watch out people, dont let this mobile mania make you so dependent on it - that you cant think beyond the conventional sources of communication. That you feel literally alone without your cellphone even when you are with your loved ones. Dont let this mobile monster become your worst nightmare!!!
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Funny to think that portable mobile devices weren't even around before the mid 1980s. So true how they can really take over your life if you are not careful!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely correct dude........I agree with you. Let's join this noble cause and be a little bit health conscious
ReplyDeleteI almost cried once when I realized I left my cellphone at home and my mom refused to turn around lol. I didn't, but I seriously flipped a shit! So know this feeling! Maybe I should try leaving it at home once a week...maybe once a month haha.
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