The Cremation of my dear cell phone

Nothing could match the amount of condolence that I am showered upon with from my friends for parting away with my cell phone. Surprisingly, the loss is not evoking much of sympathy from myself.

The busy life here is so much governed over by the stupid cellular instrument that most people, daily would actually be talking more over their cell than in person with somebody. Be it a graduate student or a working person, its an universal code of conduct to be over phone for hours together. Sometimes it makes me wonder- is it that people find more agreeable friends to talk to far away somewhere or go on to a worse conclusion that is it that familiarity breeds contempt or is it the fast moving life that's taking away from us the time to meet n talk to people in person. This addiction is unfortunately being fuelled by the attractive plans of the provider providing nights and weekends free, same mobile to mobile provider free. Things in India are far better off, being confined to the realms of just SMS which is the only thing free and the emerging corporate phone plan. Its certainly a blessing in disguise.

Reading through these stringent criticism, any unknown person would laugh and scorn at me. Ironically, I have been one of those addicts hooked to the cell phone atleast an hour every day or more for the past one year. Looking back at it, I feel sad for the state to which I have got myself. I am driven now by a motivation to disengage myself from it. Having brought up without even a landline phone at home till I was 18 yrs, I am sure and hope that I can do without the ringing music for a while.

Also, these few years of stay in US of A has induced in me, blissfulness of enjoying one's solitude, which was initially something I really hated. A walk up and down between the school and house which would invariably involve me calling somebody up esp when walking alone in the night is now replaced by just a happy peaceful stroll taking in my surrounding which I am really enjoying so much.

I know few shall actually commiserate with my feelings to stay away from cell phone and only those can truly understand that it is for the good that I bury this evil, (if only for a while)!!!!:D