HandPhone Dilemma
Yesterday as I came back home from college, I noticed a number of children waiting for the elevator of my condo block where I was standing. I'd say they were only roughly 8 to 12 years old on average.
But what really caught my attention was what was in their hands. Each child was holding a hand phone, something which I daresay was unusually rare back in my time (which was only a good 8 years ago, mind you). Not only that, I noticed they most of them had the latest models of phone, each of the five children utilizing a phone far more advanced than mine.
This phenomena is quite the norm in today's society. Seeing the children again got me thinking quite awhile. Is this really necessary? What were the parents thinking forking out such a huge amount of money to purchase latest model phones for little children that I doubt can even comprehend half of it's usage? Or am I ignorant of the intelligence of today's tech-savvy youth?
Do they not realize the danger they are imposing on their young ones?
Don't they know to what unimaginable extent strangers would do to steal the phones? Especially in today's society in Malaysia?
On the other hand, it is obvious that having a hand phone is now excruciatingly essential in our daily lives. The average age for an individual to possess a hand phone now has dropped lower than ever before. We need it to keep in contact with our family and our peers. We need it for that sense of security. Having one is today more of a necessity than a luxury.
I have seen how jumpy my own mother becomes when she cannot keep in contact with any of us in the family. Especially since I am a girl, mother strictly insists that I have a hand phone with me at all times , else she'd go nuts with worry and I myself will go nuts from being worried at. Funny how such a small device can provide so much emotional turmoil to an individual. We have come to rely on technology so heavily that I wonder if this is healthy?
I wonder how many of us can live our daily lives, minus the hand phones and still remain sane at the end of the day. =D
But what really caught my attention was what was in their hands. Each child was holding a hand phone, something which I daresay was unusually rare back in my time (which was only a good 8 years ago, mind you). Not only that, I noticed they most of them had the latest models of phone, each of the five children utilizing a phone far more advanced than mine.
This phenomena is quite the norm in today's society. Seeing the children again got me thinking quite awhile. Is this really necessary? What were the parents thinking forking out such a huge amount of money to purchase latest model phones for little children that I doubt can even comprehend half of it's usage? Or am I ignorant of the intelligence of today's tech-savvy youth?
Do they not realize the danger they are imposing on their young ones?
Don't they know to what unimaginable extent strangers would do to steal the phones? Especially in today's society in Malaysia?
On the other hand, it is obvious that having a hand phone is now excruciatingly essential in our daily lives. The average age for an individual to possess a hand phone now has dropped lower than ever before. We need it to keep in contact with our family and our peers. We need it for that sense of security. Having one is today more of a necessity than a luxury.
I have seen how jumpy my own mother becomes when she cannot keep in contact with any of us in the family. Especially since I am a girl, mother strictly insists that I have a hand phone with me at all times , else she'd go nuts with worry and I myself will go nuts from being worried at. Funny how such a small device can provide so much emotional turmoil to an individual. We have come to rely on technology so heavily that I wonder if this is healthy?
I wonder how many of us can live our daily lives, minus the hand phones and still remain sane at the end of the day. =D
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7:01 PM
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