I caught myself thinking about the title of this post two weeks ago.
I was at a concert with Lety, family, and friends. It was a great concert - one of those that have the perfect set up, you know? It isn't wild, it isn't boring, it wasn't too hot, it wasn't freezing, the acoustics couldn't have been better (Anfiteatro de Chavón), and the stage was on point.
Here is when it hit me.
As soon as it all began I noticed something shocking. The majority of the people took out their cellphones and began filming. Normal? Sure. However, they were not filming the concert.
They were filming themselves - at the concert.
They took selfies.
They were not filming themselves with the singer behind them, they were not taking selfies of themselves with the stage as their backdrop.
Just Them.
The concert, basically, did not exist to them.
They sang along without looking at the stage.
I felt they could have just stayed at home listening to their favorite artist on Spotify, YouTube, CDs, or whatever it is that they might have. One lady streamed the entire concert (I felt) on Instagram, camera pointed at her. Her eyes staring at the hearts and thumbs up she was getting.
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The world is moving so fast that we have forgotten to enjoy the moment, enjoy the actual beauty of it all. Why are we looking at our experiences through a lens. Why are we spending the majority of our energy on the recording, rather than living.
Now. I am not perfect. I am not saying that I do not do this at times. It's just that this past experience did keep me thinking. How can I do better? Am I living my moments? Am I enjoying it as best can be? Am I so enveloped with work that I don't live the now? Are the several screens that dictate my life becoming my center?
Something to ponder. Definitely.
Enough to return - here.
