Focus on the living; do not hide behind camera lens

Focus on living; do not hide behind camera lens

Sadie Fugate

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Since the day you were born, your time living on this planet began to decrease with every passing day. Your minutes of life on this Earth began to decline the second you opened your eyes. Today, instead of realizing that moments we are currently living in are just a mere figment of our minds as time passes along, we are focused on living behind a lens rather than participating

fully in the occasion we are engaging in. In today’s society, most people are focused on the perfect Instagram picture or capturing every second on a Snapchat story. I encourage whoever is reading this to take a step back and live in the moment rather than focusing on social media likes and comments.

When a large, important event occurs, like a concert or a wedding, if a quick look is taken around the room, cameras can be found in the grasps of individuals

all throughout the area. Since we live in a world of likes, comments, posts, shares and tweets, we are too focused on our own self-image on our social media platforms and lose touch of the memories we are encapsulated in. Society has taught us that our social media “popularity” or “fame” is more important than the lives we are living because we are so ingrained in making sure every moment is “picture-perfect.”

Although some photographs are of

the utmost importance, especially those of lost family members or of places left behind, living behind a lens every second of every day is not the purpose of the individual in this life. I encourage anyone reading this to take a second to call to mind what you believe you purpose for this life is and to set down the camera in which is infringing upon your ability to live in the moment. You never know when your time is coming to a close, so why spend it behind a lens?