Being CANDYD

My tryst with cell phones...

My earliest memory- the constant buzzing of this contraption interrupting what started out being a quiet evening and quality time for the entire family! The invasive nature of this so called "boon" is something i could never tolerate. Through school other kids boasted of being the proud owners of the Nokia this model or the latest Samsung model, while i stood firmly in my belief that the cell was the Devil's gift to mankind ... a later, more updated version of The Apple that tempted Eve! A tad melodramatic i guess but my sentiments exactly.

Come college and my parents gave me freedom in the form of a bike and a cell to keep them posted about my whereabouts. At this junture i must stress that my attitude towards the cell remained the same, perhaps less childish but my tolerance level hadnt changed.

The first day of college i walked into this classroom busling with activily as people found their seats and introduced themselves to each other. After the first few classes however i found much to my surprise that instead of communicating and conversing with their new neighbours , most girls immediately picked up their cells, and got caught up with SMSs or calls. Instead of socialising with people around them, they were communicating with friends probably in other colleges who in turn wern't striking up acquaintances with their new class mates.

Another constant grouch i have with folks around me is that we know for a fact that cell phones radiate and research has proven that the side effects of constant contact with cells are migranes and headaches and cancer to name a few. A recent study showed that teenagers who are constantly using cells have greater potential for mental illnesses by the time they hit their thirties! Inspite of all this knowledge we insist on keeping those bloody contraptions on our body. I am not saying dont use them all i am saying is why keep it on your person, why not in a handbag instead of our pockets?!I remember warning a close friend who always hung her cell in a cell-phone cover around her neck and all she did was laugh it off. She said " Come on Divya, do you live in the Stone-Age? Everyone is doing so and no one had died yet! Why on earth are you so paranoid?" Let me explain why i am so
" pranoid" ( guess i am since i am dedicating my first blog to it!!:)).
Initially when cigarettes flooded the market, many researchers conducted studies and found that nicotine is carcinogenic- (a fact we all know now )but back then the cigarette companies clamped down on these researchers and somehow their test results were never published for more than a decade. Now my question is How do we know that is not the case with these cell phone companies and mobile manufacturers? Afterall we know for a fact that cell phones radiate constantly irrespective of whether there is a call or not. These radiations can cause Cancer...

Recently i heard some one say that today the cell phone is no more a luxury but a necessity. True, on more than one occasion i have felt that i am indeed blessed with this modern day boon, but at the same time i question the need to keep it in such close contact and use it so constantly. Moderation is the word of the day and should be applied to this device too.
But hey this is just my view and its up to you to make your own bed wherever you choose to.
I would however like to say that my sentiments have matured from the Cell being a modern version of the Apple that tempted Eve to it being a pair of Golden Bejewelled Handcuffs...