Humans with No Faces
I fear that some day when beings from another universe encounter the residents of Earth, they will be puzzled by the fact that we have no faces. All they will see is an orb balanced upon our necks with hair; with no voice emanating from our bodies as we will have forgotten how to speak by then.
This may seem a bit far fetched to some, but take a look around and you will begin to understand. Almost everyone has a phone or tablet, and they never look up from them. So obsessed by social media that they fear they will miss something if the take their eyes off the screen.
Everywhere I go people don't look up to see who is in front of them or where thy are going. Many walk into you and are stunned, or even annoyed, as if you were in their way. At best they will utter a brief "I'm sorry", if they say anything at all.
I see children misbehaving because that is the only way to get their parent's attention. They will even take being reprimanded for their behavior if it means they will get them to look at them and interact. Unfortunately it's very brief, as the parent returns to their social media. Eventually children end up with their own phone, and become as obsessed as their parents. They do learn from our actions.
As years and years of this behavior passes, humans will lose the capability not only to socialize, but perhaps even to speak. Like any skill that we have, if we don't use it we lose it. Once lost they become one more thing that does not get passed down to the next generation.
I truly hope that this scenario never plays itself out. I enjoy being able to look someone in the eye and make a connection; to me that is what makes humans special and unique. I would hate to think that other life forms would find us as humans with no faces.
This may seem a bit far fetched to some, but take a look around and you will begin to understand. Almost everyone has a phone or tablet, and they never look up from them. So obsessed by social media that they fear they will miss something if the take their eyes off the screen.
Everywhere I go people don't look up to see who is in front of them or where thy are going. Many walk into you and are stunned, or even annoyed, as if you were in their way. At best they will utter a brief "I'm sorry", if they say anything at all.
I see children misbehaving because that is the only way to get their parent's attention. They will even take being reprimanded for their behavior if it means they will get them to look at them and interact. Unfortunately it's very brief, as the parent returns to their social media. Eventually children end up with their own phone, and become as obsessed as their parents. They do learn from our actions.
As years and years of this behavior passes, humans will lose the capability not only to socialize, but perhaps even to speak. Like any skill that we have, if we don't use it we lose it. Once lost they become one more thing that does not get passed down to the next generation.
I truly hope that this scenario never plays itself out. I enjoy being able to look someone in the eye and make a connection; to me that is what makes humans special and unique. I would hate to think that other life forms would find us as humans with no faces.
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