One Family, One Table, No Phones

Despite how amazing the phone has been, I can't help but recognize some of the lapses it has created in different aspects of our lives. Even though technical gadgets like phones have been amazing in diverse ways, helping us communicate easily, at a reduced cost, and negating the barriers we faced in the past, they have gone on to create new problems such as distraction, addiction, and the like. Even in the family, they have reduced the amount of time family members get to connect and bond. That's probably why there's a need for some actions to be taken to reinstate sanity and family connection into our society.

I totally agree with the fact that despite how great phones have been, they have been a big distraction, especially in the family, and to further show how much I understand this, I myself am no saint in this regard because for one reason or another I find myself pressing my phone during family discussions, mealtime, and the like. Even though I know it's bad, I still find myself doing it, but I myself know I won't be happy if my wife or kids do that and get distracted during crucial or any family time because it'll hinder the rate at which we'll bond, so in light of that, I do agree with the fact that we should draw the line as to when phone usage should be banned.

So in the light of that, I totally buy the idea of banning phone usage at some certain periods within the house, family, or at work, and the reason why I agree to it is because doing that will help everyone stay concentrated on the matters at hand; it'll also help them understand the situation properly and give their best to make sure everything goes well. In the family, when phone usage is banned at certain periods of the day, it'll help the family members bond more, stay connected, and notice anything different about their family members. Phones hinder many of these, and that's why we need to be willing to let them be for some time, for the lack of what matters to us, one of which is one family.

Many of us, when we press our phones during important family meetings or meal times, often hide under the canopy of "What if an important message comes in!" Which, although it might be right, the few minutes we're away from the phone won't hinder us from later seeing the information. So let's just ditch the phone. By initiating a law around the house that no one can press a phone at certain periods of the day in the house, we'll get to see the positives differently and how we'll connect better with our loved ones. That's the way to go, and I hope this can be done; I myself will definitely consider this in my home.

Because gone are the days when families communicated with one another; nowadays, even when we're at home and beside each other, we tend to prefer texting each other rather than having an oral physical conversation that can bring about genuine connection and lead to a happy home.

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