Life Beyond Screens: Relearning Real Human Connection

There was life before phones and there will be life after phones but we can not say anything is the best life. When we talk about having better lives, better relationships, better health, it is not about the kind of phones we use or often we use it. It is about what we do with it and if we use it to avoid getting the life, family and health we want.

It's so sad that today, people are very comfortable with building a relationship that depends almost fully on technology (our phones) and the good side is, it brought two souls together not minding the distance. But this is still a problem until they meet to start from a physical sense of relating as humans are supposed to do.

The world before phones would attest to how difficult it was for information to be shared, but today, too much information is causing a lot of harm in our world today. There are lots of comparison going on, people living fake lives on social media and countless more not being able to creative or anything away from their phones.

It's actually alarming but many don't realize it, we would struggle a whole lot more if phones are taken away because we have become used to not having it around us. It calls for attention, let's go back to prioritising more things over our time on the phone. And that includes those who rely on their phones to make a living, yes it is to all.

I know a lot of mental issues will arise when smartphones no longer exist, it's very clear because there's hardly anyone who can sit with their bored moment and not rush for their phones to feel alive again. I also know a lot of relationships will come alive because people will reach for people when they are without phones.

We would struggle with keeping in touch at the times we are not together because phones bridges that gap for us before, but like a community I read about that exists somewhere in Japan, we would adapt and plan our meet ups with our families and friends in more love and excitement. The phones are taking away the simple things that gives humanity joy and yes, we can still get it all back even with phones around.