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Narratives
true Authentic, Realistic & Undeniable

Inspirations challenge: the 149
and Real-Life Concerning our Volume
generation’s
battle against
technology

I come and there. Instead, I made a pact with myself:
to you If I lose my phone, I just won’t replace it.
Follow My Example with a sto- That was it. I didn’t tell anyone about my
ry from strange ‘deal’. I had a feeling that something
t h e would change very soon.
trenches, And change it did! A very short while later,
li t era l l y I lost my Smartphone. It just disappeared,
from the battlefront. with no logical explanation for its vanishing
My name is Avrohom and for many, many act.
years I relieved heavily on my Smartphone. I True to my word, I didn’t replace it with an-
didn’t actually need it for business. Rather, I other Smartphone. I was quite nervous, to be
used the Smartphone to keep myself market- honest. I didn’t know how I would manage
able and in the know. I had been unemployed without the apps I had relied on so heavily. I
for a long time, and I felt that the Smartphone thought it would be impossible to make the
was vital in my search for a good job. transition.
I also used different apps, not just sporadi- It was hard. It took time to get used to the
cally but on a regular basis. I was aware of the new reality.
many nisyonos inherent in Internet usage, But here I am, a few weeks later, and I can
but I felt that I was doing okay. I would be confidently proclaim that it can be done! It
fine. wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought it would be,
Friends and co-workers tried to convince and the transition felt good. It’s a feeling that
me to get rid of my Smartphone, but they emanates from somewhere deep inside, and
didn’t succeed. I couldn’t imagine giving it gives you the taste of true, lasting success.
up. I’m not a speaker. I don’t presume to inspire
Recently, while using the Smartphone, I large gatherings with my words.
came across certain things that were inappro- But I come with an honest description of
priate. I realized that this isn’t child’s play. my personal experience, and I hope that my
The apps, the convenience, the ease of access journey will impact yours.
– all of it paled in comparison to the dangers I’ll end with a thank-you for everything
lurking at every click and swipe. you do for the tzibbur. The chizuk you pro-
I’m ashamed to admit that I wasn’t strong vide reaches much further and deeper than
enough to just get rid of my Smartphone then you will ever know.

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