Writing Prompt #1

If a handful of people can change the world for the worse, then I am certain that a handful of people can change the world for the better.

What will you do do to make this world of ours, which feels so broken right now, a better place?

I think what the world needs most today is a break from the pull of social media and cell phones. In other words, face-to-face communication needs to gain its worth again. Nowadays, you see eight-year olds with iPhones at a park, sitting on a bench, instead of running around and mingling with the other children. Kids growing up in the day and age are too into their phones to realize a rainy day outside is the perfect mud fight waiting to happen. 

It’s not just affecting kids, adults are just as bad. Friends go out to lunch and the whole time they’re on their phone scrolling through Twitter or Facebook. It’s a silent and lonesome lunch, since you’re basically keeping to yourself. I guess what I’m trying to say is, is that everyone is too stuck in their phones to enjoy the world around them. They don’t talk with their friends during hangout sessions. “Live” concerts are experienced through a video camera. No one wants to enjoy life’s experiences with those who are involved physically, but they’ll share it with everyone on Instagram. 

I want to change that. When I'm around other people, like my family or friends, I try to keep my phone away. This, I hope, registers to my friends that I enjoy what we're talking about or doing, instead of scrolling through Twitter and not paying attention.