Today I
came across a video that had been shared on Facebook by one of my cousins. It
was not the first time I had viewed this video, but I watched it again as if it
was my first time. The video was a spoken word poem titled "Look Up".
You may have seen it before. In a nutshell, it suggests that we spend less time
consumed with technology, specifically mobile devices, video, games, and the
internet/social media. The poet stressed that by allowing these forms of
technology to consume so much of our time we are missing the special moments in
life and eliminating others from our lives, ultimately isolating ourselves by
becoming engrossed in a virtual reality. It also stated that too often we seek
validation through social media or we allow it to make us unsatisfied with our
own lives because others edit their lives to share only the best parts.
