Boy Wants To Be A Smartphone To Get Parent's Attention

As our society continues to advance, we become more and more dependent on technology. Sometimes, this is a great thing but other times it can become a distraction and take us away from living the life that's all around us.

This teacher and her husband were reminded of this one evening and she sat and graded papers. The topic of the paper what 'What I Would Like To Be In This Modern World' and one student's report stopped this woman in the middle of grading. She began to read the words out loud to her husband and a young boy stated that he wanted to be a smartphone. He chose this device because it got all of his parent's attention, even when he was around.

They were always looking at their phone and said that they love them so much that they don't even realize he's around sometimes. Both parents started to tear up at this powerful words but what really hit them hard was when their realized it was their own son that wrote the paper.

This is such an important reminder to put down our phones and really live the way God intended. There is so much beauty in the world around us and it's just waiting to be seen.