Connected

I heard/ read two things separately yesterday that have left an impression on me.

The first was that 65% of 10-15 year olds have their own cell phones. 

The other was a tweet by author Donald Miller that said, “Entering into relationships is the whole point of this life.”

You’re probably thinking what do they have to do with each other? The first is pretty crazy but not all that surprising. The cell phone/ texting phenomena at first just seems like everyone wanting to be up with the times and technologically advanced. We want to have the coolest tech that has a million features and apps and I think at least initially we forget why we want all of the things that they offer. Yes we all text like crazy but why?

Because all this crazy tech enables us to connect with our people. And deeper than that we are building relationships which really is the point. If relationships weren’t, then we wouldn’t be so obsessed with our phones and knowing what people are doing and telling them what we’re doing. 

Yes, this yearn for connectedness is often abused but I think that it all says something about our inner longing as people. 

What do you think?