how and when did the priority change???
As was stated in anothe rpost above...remember when there were only land lines? You got the message when you got home....that is unless you happen to be from the generation that did not even have message machines yet.
And at work/business we have a secretary or assistant or what ever they are called today who took messages. And in a RARE case she came to get you you....very rare.
Then comes the 21st century when everybody has a phone in their pocket, on their waist, in their hand or in their ear. As long as it rings.....THAT becomes the priority. In reality it is not.
I also believe the cell phone priority of today is in fact a social crutch....to hide behind...to use as an excuse....to show importance....to display ultimate discourtesy.
There is no excuse for it. We all have stories....like when we were at the restaurant the other evening. outside TV, there was a family of 5 at the table next to us. Every single one of them was either on the phone talking....or texting....or playing a game. They did not even lift their head when the waiter brought their food. A very sad testimony to the degradation of social value....of family time together.....
I am the unpopular grampa......no phones or electronic devices at our dining table/venue........and the worst one of all....one stays at the table until everybody is done with their meal and then excused. When they whine why? I tell them I want to see their face and be able to talk to them.....they always express a groan....but it works...they survive and we do get to converse.
Unfortunately when we dinosaures disappear the social disgrace we have now will only get worse as these generations grow up knowing nothing except the 2X4 inch screen in their face.......how very, VERY sad.
btk
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