Zombies of Technology

Today an older man sat by me on the bus and, seeing that I was holding my cell phone, pointed out that if we wanted to change the world, all we had to do was take away what people nowadays hold most precious in their heart - their cell phones. I then glanced up and looked around me. Three people near me also had their heads fixated on their phones. I then turned around and found a dozen more. Up until that point, I hadn't really noticed the large amount of cell phone usage. We have been assimilated into a society in which it's totally acceptable to have our noses in our phones at all times. It's only until we actually open our eyes that we see how much it's affecting us.

Cell phone zombies.

I found this image on the Internet a while back and was actually surprised at how true it is. We've become zombies in the sense that we don't participate in our lives - instead of walking tall and enjoying the fresh air, we are slumped over, gazing at our cell phones.

And though I realized today that hey, maybe I shouldn't always be on my phone, I still find myself using it ... a lot. I guess it's just become a part of me. And apart of everyone who lives in this ever-growing technological world.