Cell Phones and Relationships
Cell phones have been an important part of our lives. Every year, there are new models or upgrades that saturate the market. When these new gadgets make their way to our hands, we act like little children during Christmas morning.
The moment you get your new phone, you savagely open the box and eagerly put the sim card and battery on so that you can start experiencing the wonders of your new toy.
You ooooohhhhhh and aaaaahhhh for every new feature that you discover. With gleaming eyes, you excitedly show it off to your friends, family, and co-workers, and of course they will get envious.
To protect your new prized possession, you procure a carrying case that would properly house it. However, since your new phone is very special, Wal-mart will not have the right carrying case and you will end up ordering a special case online. And while it’s an inconvenience you really don’t mind because your phone is new and it deserves all your attention and understanding.
As days go by, you continue to fill your new phone with your contacts, more applications, daily schedules, and personal finance information.Your cell phone becomes an extension of you.
But when two to three months have passed and the newness of your phone has diminished, you will begin to see its imperfections and you will start assessing whether your phone is really right for you.
You will start to see that it cannot do some things that you want it to do, like power point presentation or good clear photographs. You tried your best to improve with more upgrades but since it wasn’t originally made to take excellent photographs, your phone still falls short of your expectations.
Now, you wish that you had waited and bought something else. You want to give it back or exchange it, but you can’t.
You can’t because you’ve gotten use to it and it has all your contacts and personal information. In addition, as a result of the many applications that you’ve installed, the phone has learned to accommodate almost all of your needs.
Also, giving up on your phone will cost you a pretty penny since you are locked in for a two year service contract and without a new contract, the cost of your replacement phone will be astronomical.
So with little or no option, you decide to keep your old phone. You bear with it and learn to appreciate it for what it is and not for what you want it to be because it still has many good qualities like keeping you entertain when you are bored.
Still, in the back of your mind, you know that there’s a phone that’s perfect for your needs. However, you know that deep down inside, when everything around you goes dark, you can use your old cell phone as a flashlight.
Relationships are like owning a cell phones.
