We have all felt the nerve racking anxiety of our poor little cell phone dwindling down to it’s last moments of life, all while trying to capture quality footage of Krewella preforming “Alive” live.
We need to make it a point to get to the front row just for this video that we can (and will) share to our social media pages to impress our friends and mark our weekend with an awesome view! I can’t lie, I have been bummed when my battery percentage is counting down to zero as quick as the second hand walks its way around the clock.
I have wound up separated from my group many times and realistically I will likely find myself wandering about in the future.
At one point in time, the thought of not having battery life to regroup really spooked me.
It made me think of bad possibilities and outcomes that COULD occur without my precious little iPhone. It took a toll on me when not only was my storage full, but I had 2% battery left, so how am I going to document this epic set that Armin van Buuren is putting on?!
All of these times that I have felt uneasy and let the usage of a small handheld device affect my enjoyment of the atmosphere I was in- I was not living in the moment. The iPhone had defeated me even though technically it had died 2 hours prior. It seems to me that everything works out when you stop stressing. Each time I found myself wandering around alone solo, I met some really cool people.
EDC Las Vegas 2013, zero reception in the speedway, it didn’t take long for me to lose my group in the crowd after going on a ride or two. Ultra Music Festival, frolicked around from one group of friends to another with a diseased cellular device.
Did I eventually meet up with my clan? No… still to this very day I have not heard from them. Just kidding, but in all seriousness it is actually refreshing to not keep up with battery life or stress over what app I can salvage for storage.
Of course being smart and having meet up points in the occurrence of a group member going MIA is logical and ensures safety. But let’s switch things up and view the beauty through our eyes and not the touch screen iMonster. Next time your phone is about to die and you can’t snap a photo of the finale fireworks.
Put the phone down and open your eyes.
That picture you see in your mind is the one that will last forever.
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Awesome article Taylor, extremely appropriate for today. This applies everywhere, taking a step back from technology leaves you in a whole world to experience. Nicely done