A revolution is unfolding, welcome to
the Smart Phone. This hand held device is changing the world as we know it.
Some call it deceptive, while others applaud its perceived infinite powers. Savvy
advertisers pitch a defined message to would be buyers...it’s a must have device.
There appears to be no end to the ever
expanding merits of owning and using a smart phone. Today record numbers of people are becoming buyers
and users.
Life may soon be managed by your smart phone. At
some point, you may never need to leave home. Everything will be accessible through
your smart phone. Developers are rushing to creative more applications that
will inform, empower, connect or disconnect us from just about anything.
As fingers bend to swipe the clean
smooth surface of an educated screen, we instantly access knowledge and power. We
quickly become mesmerized by the new found euphoria. But cunningly lurking on the
sidelines is the Power of Addiction. As fingertip access the internet, unlimited
viewing possibilities become a reality. Avoiding
the dark side of the internet can now become a challenge. If we falter, we risk
the possibility of finding ourselves in the clutches of a consuming addiction. Never
underestimate this insidious perpetrator.
The phone is fast becoming the center
of the universe, while the world around us is shrinking. Personal relationships
start by phone and often end up misconnecting. Face to
face still has a place.
People everywhere are holding and interacting
with a smart phone. Its magnetism is grabbing the attention and the will of the
user.
We may grow weary of responding to phone’s
insistent level of communication and the ways it encroaches on our personal privacy.
Soon, vocal chords may shrink in despair
as mass texting replaces all verbal communication. Talking by phone is fast
becoming too personal.
Remember the
adage “the Pen is mightier than the Sword?”
That can now be rephrased to “the Phone is mightier than the Pen.”
The sword still
needs to be included, because the Smart Phone, like the Sword, is two edged.
One might ask…WHO IS THE MASTER AND
WHO IS THE SLAVE.
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