Dana Bell

Cell phones. What's the deal?

For fifty bucks and up a month, you can have a cell phone and never worry about having someone around when you need them. Cell phones do have a purpose, but the craze with cell phones is more than just convenience. Cell phones are being used to give us security, while also building insecurity into our character. It seems that people can no longer drive more than 10-15 minutes without thinking they need to call and talk to someone. One of the clinical terms to describe this may be co-dependence.

It's not just cell phones, though. We have the ipod, photo phones, text messaging, automobile dvd players. We have a silver spoon in our mouth, a spoon that will not enable us to experience discomfort, discouragement or loneliness. We have an endless number of diversions to keep us occupied or entertained.

We are blessed with the technology to communicate, but unfortunately for many of us, that technology doesn't help us deal with the realities of life. We depend on it, like any other habituation. That technology dominates our life. That technology is our life. If we lose it....

Well, I have a different kind of addiction. It keeps me occupied and helps me when I feel like I need someone to talk to. It's also a type of communication. It is spiritual communication. God is always present and waiting for me to start a conversation with him. He dominates. He is all the life I'll need. If I lose Him... He is still there.