Huh? What a preposterous concept. That’s what I thought until I spent 2 hours on Main Street in Newark observing people. Call it a psychology experiment or an unusual way to pass time on a boring summer day, yet technology has altered the way individuals communicate.
Instead of bringing a plastic bag along with you to pick poop, dogs are being replaced with iphones and smartphones. Seeking immediate feedback, emails, texts and tweets are trending in the right direction, at least that’s what the masses think. Listening to downloaded music on their stylish new buds, many are so consumed by the devise attached to their hands and or ears that they oblivious to the world around them.
Since language barriers were first established in Babel, Genesis 11:5-8, there have always been periods of division, misunderstandings and silence. However, the evolution of cell phones has perverted social ethics. Disinterest, disrespect and ignorance is on the rise, reaching epidemic proportions. Thus, as blinded citizens continue to take their phones for a walk, its time for bystanders to help their neighbors break out of this spell, Galatians 3:1, until its too late.
What do you think about today’s cell phone manners?
by Jay Mankus
