I am so glad to participate in this week's first edition, warm greetings to everyone. I perceive this week is well packaged with goodies and you will surely get at yours.
Computers and cell phones have taken over our world today, they have gone so far to an extend of replacing humans as companions of men. Some of us are so addicted to this machines that we can even fall sick in their absence. Going a day without my cell phone is like going a day without food. To be honest my best companion is my phone. It doesn't complain, it doesn't nag at me, it doesn't demand or tax me, it doesn't annoy me, it doesn't make me get jealous 馃ぃ. The only thing it needs is just to be charged and then buy data. My phone is more closer to me than men, I know it can't talk, yet it can take away my pains and sweep boredom off my mind, it is one of the most loyal thing I have laid my hands on, just give it a command and it gives you what you want. My phone can take me around the entire universe in just some seconds. Honestly speaking going a week not even a day without my phone or computer will be like hell for me. Nevertheless since the phone is not my life I know I can survive without it, even beyond a week with little practice.
My strategies
Though I am addicted to my phone, but I can decide to discipline my self if it is not available, since it is not my life, I believe I can cope without it. Though the reason for being aways from the phone will be another factor that will determine the level to which I can endure it. However below are some strategies I would use to replace the phone for that period which it might not be available.
1 . I will give myself to studies : this is one of the cheapest way to stay away from phone or computer, I know that obviously the absence of phone will definitely bring boredom and useless thoughts so inorder not to be caught up by those traps I will discipline myself with studies.
I would get rich and edifying books and study instead of wasting my time on thoughts and sleep, atleast I will be building myself and be learning new things. Even though I know it won't be that easy. But I am sure with practice it will become normal for me. In the absence of my phone I would still be shut inside my room, flipping the pages of my books. I don't need to be moving about. This would help me stay focused and even drive boredom from me, beside I love reading anyways that would not be a big deal.
2 . I will visit few inspiring and motivating friends during the week : since it is a week definitely I will get tired of doing one thing all the time, so what I will do also is to visit friends who will not leave me wounded after our conversation but make me pick challenge and be a better person.
Atleast spending hours with such people would not be considered waste but investment. This would help me to even forget that I am not having phone. From One conversation to the other and am completely entertained. In fact, I will have opportunity to build my friendship, I hope you know that phones can replace humans as friends.
3 . I will watch television : in the absence of phone, I would start watching movies badly. Whenever I am bored I would turn my television on, and search for the most entertaining channel, thanks God I could get at music at some channels or even get video cassettes of nice movies, like the horror ones, Chinese movies and lots more. Just get entertained and sleep off.
4 . Learn how to sing more songs : this too can be so fun, though there is no phone but I have a jamb box ( wireless Bluetooth speaker) I could play music from there and mime along side the singer. Learning new songs within the week. Infact even if I won't learn just playing those songs alone would make me feel comfortable and alive. But When I can sing more songs I can entertain myself even when I am out there alone without phone and people.
The boring week
Even though I can manage to come up with those strategies to survive the week but I can not deny the fact that the week would be one of the worst weeks in my life. I can't imagine how boring the week would be. I would just be abnormal trying to do things I usually don't do. You know how heart break causes people to feel so bad and isolate themselves? That is how I would be. I would be mad at almost everybody that tells me anything I don't want to hear. My life would be like that of a man that has be separated from his lover. Seeing me alone would be a clear definition of a bored and frustrated guy. Honestly it will not be easy for me, I would loose a lot of vital informations, I would be broke, I would be seriously deformed. Taking my phone from me is similar to taking away my life.
Thank you so much for reading through. I love you plenty馃グ馃グ