OPINIONS
Can you hear me now?
I have many weird idiosyncrasies. I am terrified of shower drains. I cannot stand the fact that cucumbers smell good but taste bad. It bugs me when people do not shut their blinkers off after turning. I gag at the smell of pencil erasers. And there are many T.V. shows that I don’t watch because the characters do not say “goodbye” before they hang up the phone.
I find myself annoyed because this strange trend has found it’s way into reality.
Technology is replacing the classic idea of physical interaction between friends.The other day, walking into the mall, I passed by three girls.They were obviously at the mall together and had shopped together, however, they each were completely engrossed talking with different people on their cell phones.
Now, cell phones and their misuse, nothing new, but what really caused me to think was the fact that they were not even talking to each other.
Why go to the mall to hang out with your friends, but not even pay attention to them? Has this become the definition of friendship?
While we spend time with our friends, we give our focus and attention to other things; other unimportant things.
No matter how many times I can sometimes say that I just want to be alone, those times will always be outnumbered by the times that I needed a friend, and someone was there for me.
Friendship is all about giving and if everyone gives, everyone receives. Spending time with friends is the focus of friendship.
If there is no time invested in getting to know the other person, learning about them, there is no friendship. Invest time in friends.
If you find that maybe you don’t really want to invest time in them and being there for them, don’t expect them to invest time in you. It’s a simple idea, but when was the last time we really thought about it.
Friendships are tricky, but worth every moment and thought you invest in them. Cell phones are great, but when you want to hang out with me, hang out with me, not your phone.
Volume
44, Issue 2. Today is
Ami Johnson
Mesa Legend