Editor:
In life, few things are perfect. Something can be beneficial, but overindulgence can create unwanted consequences.
Recently in a doctor’s office, I checked in and entered the waiting room. As I entered, everyone was looking down, engrossed in their cellphones. Nobody looked up or acknowledged my entrance.
As I found a seat, I thought of the changing atmosphere. Before this so-called essential device, when entering these situations, people would look up, some would nod their heads and say good morning. Eventually you and your seated neighbor would strike up a conservation. Depending on the subject, others would join in.
Though a beneficial addition to our lives, overindulgence in the cellphone has killed personal interaction. We have lost our ability to connect with other humans. It is even more disturbing when at a restaurant, all the family members in the next booth are concentrating on their personal phones, losing a great opportunity to be a family.
Science and advancement in technology have come a long way and changed our lives. I am not sure it’s all been for the better, especially when we become engrossed in our individual worlds.
Let’s not forget acknowledging and talking to people which brings benefits to all. Getting to know and understanding others will bring us closer as a community.
By the way, I pulled out my phone while waiting for the doctor. I guess, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
Clyde Myers
Upper Bern Township
Source: Berkshire mont
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