Cell phones

I was looking out my window from my home office and noticed two teenage girls walking down the street. One was on her cell phone and the other one looked ignored. Which she was. Do you think the girl on the phone was taking an emergency message? Doubtful...few of us are.

I wonder when it became more important for us to talk on the phone than to talk to the person we're with? Probably when phones were first invented. It must have been such a big deal to get a phone call that everybody then stopped to find out what the important call was about.

Little by little, the phone ringing caused us to drop everything to answer it. We've made rudely interrupting the person we're talking to seem normal which anything does if you do it often enough. Maybe it's time to rethink our phone behavior.

What are we talking about so much on our cell phones anyway? Is the call really important? Important enough to ignore the friend or family member we're with? Something to think about in this era of people having low self esteem and seeking attention.

Maybe we need to spend the time with the person we're with...let the cell phone grab the message...and get back to the caller when we're done with our inperson conversation. Imagine how good that could make people feel?

Pay it forward! We could all use a little common courtesy and respect!