The Lost Art of Making Phone Calls

We all used to call others; we would call and thank each other or wish each other a happy birthday. But now I am afraid that this skill has been lost. We have all been lost into the new art of text messaging. Most would say this would benefit our world, although I argue that it does not. Those monotone words do not help our community, not to mention our economy. Texting is not helping this generation go through school, get a job, or deal with friends or family. This is the unfortunate art of texting.
Texting definitely does not help kids like us go through school. Everyone gets all caught up in seeing what their friends are doing and what is going on after school, and are not focused on the tasks at hand. They focus on the little, nimble, 3.5 inch screen that is no more than two feet away from their “texting hand”. We seem to have lost the ability to wait until AFTER class to mingle and talk. This basic concept has become mist in the wind. School is becoming just another place to hang out and “chill”, not a place to learn. We cannot let this happen.
Texting also is beginning to ruin our chances at getting a job. Getting a job is now especially hard, because of the sinking of the economy. Jobs that would normally be occupied by kids our age are now being taken up by full-grown adults. Texting is just adding to the equation, it is distracting us from what really matters. If you ever walk into a grocery store and look at the clerks, watch how many of them are actually paying attention to their customers and not their phone. Now watch the ones texting and how long they stay working at the store. Then watch the ones paying attention, and watch as their pay goes up and their promotions start happening. So when applying for a job, or when at work, put down the phone. Put it away, where it won’t lead you into a labyrinth of confusion. Then you will see how much easier life is. Texting is ruining our chances at getting a job.
Talking to friends and family used to be personal. You could hear their voice, hear how they have changed or stayed the same. But now we don’t hear anything. All we can do is read the monotone words that are sent with no sympathy and no real attention. Our family and friends do not want to read our words, they want to hear us speak them in our voices! This is why texting is destructing our ability to talk to our friends and family.
The unfortunate art of text messaging is making life harder. Our chances of doing well in school, getting a job, and talking with our friends and family are getting weaker by the day. We need to take a break. We need to listen to the world and live in it without the assistance and distraction of our phones. We need to try calling someone and carry out a real conversation with them. So lets do the right thing, and put our phones down.