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The Itch and Pain of Looking at our Phones in Vain
Disobey is a must
There was a time, and I’m that old, when I remember seeing the Hare Krishnas in the streets. I haven’t seen them in a while; they are a rare sight these days. I don’t know why but for some reason, they loved airports. I remember the singing, dancing, and their cool drumming, and the small hand bell like cymbals loudly crashing against each other with that distinct metallic plashhhh.
I liked their music and energy from a certain distance because I was never into cults. But what always called my attention was the way they played their music. Starting slowly and progressively sped up until it was complete madness, as if they could not go any faster, and everything became chaotic and almost disturbing. At that point, the music would suddenly return to a slow and sane pace, just like when it started. “Hare Krishna, Krishan Krishna, hare hare.” more on that later.
The times we live now resemble the chaotic stage when everything is about to blow up. At the center of our generalized daily madness is seeing people in their never-ending adoration of their phones and social media.
Our endorphin-seeking reptile brain seeks getting high on information, painfully staring at a tiny screen, looking for some other life, constantly pulling you from the present, promising…
