I enjoyed a good break from life this weekend, going on a road trip with family. The drive itself was fun, and I ended up spending around 12 hours on Pokemon (that alone made the trip worthwhile). Funny though, that was the only electronic device I used the entire trip. I don't have a phone, and I brought my iPod, but used it once. In the hotel the TV was turned on, but it wasn't a biggie for me. I realized that in the midst of this trip, I enjoyed the lack of electronic immersion that I usually have during any given day. It allowed me to enjoy my trip and the sights (which were many, because the state was quite beautiful). And I felt relaxed. Usually there's some sort of rush, "I need to get this activity done" sort of thing and I realized that's not exactly necessary. If you rely on activities for experiencing life, your going to miss out on the more important things, like spending quality time with family and friends. And usually the only way you can do that is if you're together, and everyone is NOT on their phones. But I think it's good to un-plug. You can take in the world around you and experience life. Which is sorta ironic because I'm posting this from my home computer. But anyway, I'll step off my soapbox. Do you think it's important to un-plug from life and those main things that take up our attention, like electronics, and simply sit back to enjoy friends and family?
*sigh*
Posted by Arcones on
UN-PLUG?!? Never! xD
Btw. You don't have a phone? That's a almost a human right. Come to Denmark an I'll buy you one! :P
Haha, usually I'm around people who have phones, so what's the point? I can always use theirs if I'm in need :D
Although I think that actually flying to Denmark just to get a phone would outweigh the cost of me actually buying a phone here :P
Can't afford giving you a phone anyway. Lol :P
Darn, I was hoping for a little bit :P