Yes, I know. I know. But what if…
It’s
someone who rarely calls and I want to talk to them. Or…
It’s an answer to a (non-medical and not from a doctor) question I’ve been waiting for.
Or…
It’s
one of my kids just wanting to chat. Or…
’NUFF with the “ORs,”--- these really can wait because there’s
a live human being you are with, as in NOW.
I have few friends who agree and fewer who act as I do.
So, what do I do? With some of the above I send a
one-sentence text saying I will respond later unless this is an emergency. So
far, it only qualified as such once, and that is to this day my one exception.
I go one further and usually go for walks by myself sans
phone. This is more than being present because I’m with a live human being
other than myself; it’s about being with the human being that is me.
I suppose this sounds radical to many. I am blessed in the
sense that I grew up in days of yore and have an idea of what life without phone-slavery
is like, and I have little fear of keeping that aspect present in my life now.
You do you. I post this just as a wee consideration.
