A customer came in my line the other day and seemed upset. I asked what's wrong. He then started to explain that he hates the direction humans are going. I was confused at first. Didn't understand. But as he continued to talk, I began to understand. He hated the way humans are consistently connected to some form of technology. He couldn't understand why people can't take out their headphones when they approach the register. He hated how people necks are forever bent, heads down, eyes glued, peering into the illuminated screens of their cellphones. It pissed him off how he would see people sitting at tables together, not communicating, but writing comments on statuses. He hates technology. He told me he went from an iPhone to a basic flip phone. He doesn't internet shop anymore. He'd rather go to the store, touch the cart, say excuse to the customers in his way, speak to the cashier, and grab his merchandise as he exits he store.

This encounter happened a few days ago and lasted for no more than five minutes, but it really stayed with me.

This world we live is ruled by technology. We believe we control it because technology needs us to operate. However, it's the complete opposite. We are controlled by the internet, our phones, the TV. When our phone sounds, we rush to answer it, our bodies becoming anxious at who it could be that called or texted. We stop everything we're doing just to not miss our favorite show. When we're bored, instead of going to see a friend, we go on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter and flip the through the endless channels of DirecTv. 

We've become a generation of hunched beings that panic and become lost whenever our phones are not with us.

It's sad. 

I've become a victim of it myself. It's hard for me to disconnect myself the technology I've been raised around. But I'll try. I'll try to become a human again and rebuild the ability to have natural interactions with the world around me.

I'll try to be human again.