My phone dies, ALL THE STINKIN TIME. It's seriously one of the most annoying things on the planet. I talk on the stupid thing for 15 minutes and it dies. But it has taught me some quite valuable lessons. My phone isn't that important. Yes, it connects me to people all over Arizona and even throughout the country. But it is not my life line. God is. I know, super cheesy. Really though, when I don't have a phone, it allows me to be more conscious about interceding for people. I'm constantly talking to God about the people I can't call. It pushes me to spend quality time with those around me and not worry so much about connecting with someone else via text messaging. I think the phone is one of the greatest things that was invented. We have access to so many people all over that we wouldn't have access too if it weren't for cell phones. But spending time face to face with people is important as well. More often than not, I see students and friends who put their conversation on hold with the person they're hanging out with to text someone else. I'm all for taking important calls, but it's also important to build relationship with people face to face. One of my friends almost always turned their phone on silent when we hung out, so they wouldn't be distracted by their phone. That is always a reminder to me to build relationship through meeting with people and truly getting to know them.
Yup, that was my rant about cell phones. :)
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