*DISCLAIMER: If you have the app, this is not an article trying to convince you to uninstall it. This is just me explaining why I don't use it.*

So there's an app that's been around for several weeks now called "Saraha" that's really popular among teenagers and young adults. The basis of the app is that whoever makes an account gives everyone that they're connected with on the social media platforms of their choice an opportunity to anonymously "say something constructive". With one swipe of the finger, numerous people have the opportunity to let a single person know how they feel about him/her. However, this has also been another avenue for cyberbullying as the app doesn't regulate what's considered "constructive".

Although I've submitted a couple of positive (I promise, they were both positive) comments to two of my friends through the app, I've recently decided that not only will I not download it but I'm also not going to participate in commenting even positively. Here are a few reasons why I won't comment:

If I'm commenting positive things, there's no point in doing it anonymously. I shouldn't need the excuse of an app to encourage people or tell them something to brighten their day.

I feel like every anonymous comment comes wrapped in a thin layer of anxiety decorated as curiosity. Even if many people pretend to love the idea of the mystery of their commenters, I've seen several users asking their commenters to reveal themselves. People are saying that they're "just curious" when in reality, they're trying to see how much the comment should impact them based off of who said it.

Here's why I won't download the app for myself:

I know that my generation receives a lot of criticism for being lazy, selfish, etc., but I love my generation. Even though I'll admit that a lot of our anger and protest is generally aimed at the wrong targets, we're such a passionate generation; we feel so much. However, I don't understand why the generation of people who are promoting self-love and "not caring about what others think about you" is the same generation that is using an app to find out exactly what others think about them. It's contradictory.

The God who created the Heavens, the earth, and everything in the universe also created me. He gave me my looks, ideas, talents, and He's helped mold my personality from the day that I was born; He did the same for you, too. If God made it, why would I invite someone else to help me criticize it even constructively? I'm not saying that I don't have flaws or that there isn't any room for improvement in my life by any means. I'm saying that I have full confidence in God's handiwork in and on my life and because of that, I already know that areas of my life need correction and I'm relying on God to reveal them to me whether it be from my own realization or through someone who I look up to- not random friends on my social media.

I'm sure that there are people who have the app simply because they want to improve themselves, and they're not sure how or where to start. I encourage those people to be careful and take what people say lightly. Being anonymous frees every commenter from the consequences of what they say. Also, if you're looking for genuine constructive criticism from your friends, just ask them. Real friends want you to get better too, and you don't have to weed through so much negativity.