Who needs to meet people when you have a smart phone.

The other day a friend and I were discussing how people don't write letters anymore or even call people to say hello. In this day and age everything is done through that small little electronic device called a smart phone. You can now text, tweet, email, instant message and never once have to actually hear the sound of anothers voice. You know longer have to sit down with pen and paper and actually write a letter. Communicating face to face has become a foreign concept to todays society.

It wasn't until recently that I realized how annoying it was to share space with someone and have them constantly on their phone. My mother once told me that when I moved back home it was like having me live in Virginia because I myself was always on the phone. I failed to cultivate proper relationships with the people around me. I found it humurous when I turned on the radion to be informed that John Mayer was going to do a digital cleanse in which he was not going to text, tweet, facebook, or email from his smart phone.

Having removed the sense of needing to connect to people personally, it has now come to the point that you don't even give the other person eye contact anymore. People don't hold hands, hug. When you look at the couple sitting next to you at the restaruant you will notice that they are on their phones. Instead of the phone being a distraction you will notice that the distraction is actually coming from the person sitting across from them. I know that I myself have been guilty of this and I also know that when it has happened to me I have been upset. I have been left thinking I might as well as stayed home and just text the person the whole evening.

I have also noticed that even my handwriting has suffered. I loved writing but again what is the point in writing when you can now type and quickly send with the push of a button. I have decided to take some small steps in order to ween myself off my blackberry. I want to make my communication with others more personal. I want to call people more. If I am dating someone I want to leave them little notes to show them that I took the time out to write a note.

If you really wanted to speak to someone why not just call them. If you are going to spend all that time texting why not pick up the phone. Yes I know that people will say that I am too busy to call but think about you just said. Instead of speaking to the person for 10 mins you would rather spend 30 mins typing and waiting for a response. What sense does that make? I myself have been guilty of this. I do it all the time but I am starting to think that those close to me who have brought it to my attention are correct.