FREE FROM THE BUZZ

It’s almost a week now that I have been detached from the world. No No I didn’t go on a trek to the Himalayas for soul searching. My phone conked, and it was time I allowed it to Rest in Peace for it suffered many injuries in my hands. I did not want to be cruel to the gadget that dictated if not every but major moves in my life. My effort for searching a spare phone was futile; however there was a ray of hope when a cousin promised he would be able to give one in a week’s time. And then I decided to be without the mean gadget for a week to experience how it is and oh boy was it a state of bliss.

The initial days were tough. I missed the constant fidgeting that helped me distract myself from boring conversations or a lecture in class. I missed listening to music, checking email, so on and so forth. And the constant urge to check your phone for message or call slowly started to fade. I started to feel at ease without a cell phone. It was a blessing in disguise. I started to feel lighter. No annoying messages from friends at the middle of the night, no repeated frantic calls from home, No calls from people who call to make small talk when you are busy, no need to constantly keep an eye on the phone and above all less spending.

When off it I realised how the cell phone was ubiquitous. It follows us everywhere just like the Hutch pug. From restaurants to restroom no area is spared. We liberally devote a larger part of our time to this device, which not only provides constant access to people and information, but also make us more anxious and demanding.

I realised how much more easier it is to drive without the constant hassle of earphones, I started to spend more time with my sister and mother (not that I didn’t earlier but the duration increased:P ), a good night’s sleep sans disturbance and also discovered the joy of using the landline an old fashioned device from the yesteryears that made talking a lot easier without having to strain the neck.

It gave me so much joy to stay disconnected and I did not feel weird. In this era of digi socio media or whatever you call that lets the whole world know what you are up to in nano seconds it was wonderful to stay away from the cacophony and enjoy the privacy. But alas my honeymoon ended in a week and there I was back to following my master in a new avatar!