Recently an article in Relevant Magazine captured my attention. I think the primary reason this article enthralled me so, was that it gave me ammo to battle some of my boys... read here adult male friends- not my children. For whatever reason, we fight constantly, and every time a trump card like this appears, I must slam it on the table.
The article was titled "Just a Phone?", and was about the author's internal struggle over whether to buy the iPhone. Here is why the author of the article is wary of the iPhone with my comments in parentheses.
1. He can't afford it (I could technically afford an iPhone, but it is expensive. I have been accused of being cheap, but the reality is I don't mind splurging on a present or something. I just vehemently dislike adding any monthly committed payments to my budget; that is a commitment I don't need.)
2. The attraction to the iPhone seems to suggest that one's primary problem is a lack of information and entertainment. The problems of the world are peace, economic justice ecological health, political honesty, family and community stability. (sin)
3. We purchase for fairly high prices the lie that we are happier and more time available when the background costs are often the earth and our sanity. (Um... not feeling the whole earth thing, but I am down with more sanity. I have a stinking blackberry and it buzzes continually never allowing me three coherent thoughts. I don't need more info or entertainment. I could use much maturity, discipline, compassion and Godliness however, and I don't think the iPhone has those apps yet)
4. Does owning another toy make me any more likely to give? (no)
Truth is, the iPhone is super cool. I often look on other's phones with desire. I love toys and the iPhone is the ultimate toy right now, but I want to refuse to give in to an attraction which will ultimately cost me more money, drain more time away from my family and feed a lie.
Boom Simplified
Ty
