We live in a world where we have everything and anything with just a few clicks of a button. It's really quite lovely; I can catch up on the latest American Horror Story episode while I order a new pair of shoes. Oh, and did I mention that while I'm doing these two things I can also catch Pokemon. Multitasking at it's best, ladies and gentlemen. Is that where happiness comes from? No.
As impressive as all of that might sound, I don't feel satisfied. Sure, I'm now caught up on American Horror Story, I just scored a super cute pair of shoes, and I've just won a battle using my strongest Pokemon. But I don't remember what I actually watched, couldn't tell you what the shoes look like or when they're supposed to arrive, and my battle wasn't all that exciting.
I always have something to do, something to entertain me, but I never feel satisfied. Why? Well, maybe because I have too much. Just looking at a screen I know what's going on with my friends with a quick glance at Facebook. I have entertainment in the Apps installed on my phone. I have passwords to Netflix, HBOGO, Amazon Prime Video, and the list goes on. I can contact anyone I want, whenever I want. I am so surrounded by technology and all the wonders it offers, and I know I'm not the only one. I'm engulfed by some sort of screen doing all kinds of things but I'm not happy with any of it.
It sickens me that I have come to allow my world to rely on a screen and all that it reveals to me. I can't go a day without checking my email, Facebook, text messages; and once I've checked those a million times I move on to the next best thing: the internet. But no matter how many sites I visit, how many conversations I have, it's still so unfulfilling.
What is fulfilling? A walk to the park, sitting by the river, reading an actual book, crafting something! That brings me joy and happiness. Not the technology. It sure is convenient, but it is not healthy for the soul.
I hope that with the addiction of technology we won't loose all sense of happiness - maybe it'll allow for a better appreciation of the small things like, taking the time to cook a meal, have a face to face conversation with someone, or just removing your face from the screen to look at the world around you. But for as long as we stare at the screen we won't really be satisfied or be happy; we have to walk away from the screen first.
