Of Phones & Their Evil Ways
I think waiting for the phone to ring is perhaps the most awful feeling in the world. And as technology improves this just gets worse and worse – now not only are we waiting for the damn things to ring but also to beep, buzz, vibrate, alert us to missed calls and voice messages. Now one would think this is fabulous, now we can keep in touch all the time! But oh the rejection of no one trying to get in touch with you. Also the emotional baggage, just think about all that irrational anger directed at all the people trying to get in touch with you when they’re not the one.
Honestly having a phone is like strapping into an emotional rollercoaster. It rings, our hearts leap with joy, adrenalin courses through our veins, we put on our best phone voices – a moment of suspense – followed by a sharp stab of disappointment as irritation seeps in giving way slowly to anger and dejection. All of course utterly irrational and unjustified, we of course realize this which gives rise to a sort of chastising embarrassment which leads us to mad overcompensations and into saying things and making plans we never intended to make.
By far the worst-case scenario is when we try to apply reverse psychology on the phone. We try to leave the room, pretend to ignore it, hoping that this might cause it to ring. In fact as I write this, my ear’s peeled waiting for my phone (to whom I am currently not speaking) to ring and break the silence. Have you ever tried to make the phone ring with your mind? Or perhaps pretended to yourself that you don’t care a jot whether is rings or not in the hopes that it might speak to you if it thinks you’re not interested? That’s right I play hard to get with my phone!
But you just can’t stay mad at it! Ever tried to ignore a ringing phone? It can’t be done!
In the defense of phones I must repeat the term ‘don’t shoot the messenger’ admittedly not much comfort to the countless phones lost to temper tantrums, fights and breakups, but still.
This whole thing reminds me of one time when I…ooh goody someone’s phoning me!
Honestly having a phone is like strapping into an emotional rollercoaster. It rings, our hearts leap with joy, adrenalin courses through our veins, we put on our best phone voices – a moment of suspense – followed by a sharp stab of disappointment as irritation seeps in giving way slowly to anger and dejection. All of course utterly irrational and unjustified, we of course realize this which gives rise to a sort of chastising embarrassment which leads us to mad overcompensations and into saying things and making plans we never intended to make.
By far the worst-case scenario is when we try to apply reverse psychology on the phone. We try to leave the room, pretend to ignore it, hoping that this might cause it to ring. In fact as I write this, my ear’s peeled waiting for my phone (to whom I am currently not speaking) to ring and break the silence. Have you ever tried to make the phone ring with your mind? Or perhaps pretended to yourself that you don’t care a jot whether is rings or not in the hopes that it might speak to you if it thinks you’re not interested? That’s right I play hard to get with my phone!
But you just can’t stay mad at it! Ever tried to ignore a ringing phone? It can’t be done!
In the defense of phones I must repeat the term ‘don’t shoot the messenger’ admittedly not much comfort to the countless phones lost to temper tantrums, fights and breakups, but still.
This whole thing reminds me of one time when I…ooh goody someone’s phoning me!
posted by Mashal Peerzada @ 4:34 PM
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