Dear Stranger,
Sometimes I wonder, as you stare into your phone, if you ever feel lonely. What would happen if you let it go? Will you realize what a beautiful day it is today? Will you begin to wonder and try to solve problems in your head rather than google? Maybe instead of looking at your screen, you could look into my eyes....
You might not find me as entertaining as a game of Angry Birds, but I could provide you company. Even if it's just for a few minutes, even if we'll never see each other again. Maybe a small conversation could change your life forever, or mine. I know, we're told not to talk to people. We shy away from people. But what would some small talk to do us? Do I really look like a harmful person?
Excuse me if I am being rude. It's just that it's gets lonely here. I stand in a sea full of people who only look at their phones. I'm the odd one out, and it feels strange. It's so silent everywhere I go. No one talks to each other, I can't listen in on intellectual conversations, they don't happen anymore. I can't ask anyone for directions because I am already supposed to have them at the tip of my fingers.
Your phone has provided you with an excuse not to make eye contact. You don't notice me, nor the others who are in the same boat as you. The world passes you by and you don't seem to notice. Am I crazy? Should I get myself a fancy phone too so that I could ignore you as well? Should I stare off into a search engine rather than into my mind? I'd like to get to know you stranger. I don't know who you are, but I'd like to get know. Except, your phone stands in the way.
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