Today it was the first power outage that took around six hours to fix. I was alone with my big brother and sister at home, our parents are already working since their vacation ended a week ago, we can't help but to wait for our time to resume our studies. Someone like me who has been sitting on the chair "daily" knows it's a bit weird to go outside. It wasn't bad, infact if it happens again I wouldn't mind either. Today there was something I missed that have kept me thoughtful through this unforseen day.
When someone starts doing a chore, or an action that is repetitive, we tend to give all our attention. Our lifes are now "intertwined" with technology. We sit in front this computer, chat, blog, play, make dramatic events, argue, insult and laugh. The distraction it creates is so much we forget our surroundings, most of the time we forget the little details that keeps the family together. It is sad.
What has happened to our old lives? Most of our time we spent the sitting in front of a ridiculous virtual world. What about this mundane world? We have let ourselves flashes and metal take the social status of everything.
These six hours gave me the chance to take ahold of what was broken to pieces. We sat down. At first we just stared at the walls and our minds mumbling innerly "when will the electricty come back". Thirty minutes passed, we started talking of what have happened lately and chit chat for hours.
Hours passed in a blink of an eye, and I realized that it was wrong to condemn something that has never happened. It didn't matter anymore, the realization today has left me wordless, to the point that If I was going to condemn someone it would be my lack of words to be spoken.
The hardest part for me is constructing a bridge to communitcate again. I can't believe I have missed this, as I am an observant person. I tend to attempt to breakthrough possible problems before they happen, yet I feel powerless since the lack of communication has caused so much damage over the years. I wouldn't know what to say, and I can't proudly say "Hey, I know what went wrong!"
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