It is such a part of our lives now, meshed into everything we do, far from its original purpose and its grown to invade every part of our lives, relied on for so much, expanded to meet the ever growing demands we place on it.
The mobile phone; long gone are the days were we relied on the house phone and the phone in the office,. It became mobile; originally derided fro its size and bulkiness, it’s use grew and grew as it got smaller and more powerful, with added features. Now its
A phone,
Calendar,
calculator,
diary,
spread sheet,
email,
music,
games,
computer,
camera etcetc
even when we are not speaking on it , texts, emails, twitter, facebooks, all come pinging in. our lives almost revolve round the social contact it tempts us with (instead of just meeting and talking etc)
well having lost mine, the sense of freedom was immense, first a sense of quiet, no calls, nothing to distract, then almost an elation at the possibilities of not having one; not being contactable, going from A to B without that constant communication; its so easy for someone to call and distract you , delay you with requests to make alternate visits and appointments, with a “can you just call in at ????? on your way back to the office” that stretches your day and distracts your purpose, oh the complete sense of freedom after work when travelling home or going out for the evening without having to explain where you are or where you will be to the caller who wishes to distract and misdirect you from your purpose…. Ahhh the joy of a solitary glass of wine in peace and without interruption…
waiting for the replacement, at least it was insured, 6 days freedom about to close…do I really want it back????/
