These days, many parents are giving their children phones at a very young age. What used to be rare has now become normal. Sadly, the effects are far worse than most people realize. It is not just about distraction anymore, phones are now affecting children's school performance, their health, and even their emotions.
Kids no longer play outside or make real friends like before. They sit all day staring at screens, watching videos, or playing games. As a result, many of them are becoming lazy, overweight, or even depressed. Some children can’t focus in class anymore, and worse still, cases of teen suicide are on the rise.
I once saw a child who refused to eat for a whole day because her phone was taken away. This shows how deep the damage has gone. Parents think they are doing the right thing by "exposing them to technology early," but the truth is, we may be doing more harm than good.
But who is really to blame?
It’s not just the parents. It’s society, too. Everyone seems to be chasing after money, progress, and GDP growth. Businesses are focused on selling products, even if they’re dangerous. Some even sell fake or harmful drugs just to make money. Factories produce low-quality items that end up hurting people. And no one seems to care, as long as the profits are rolling in.
Something needs to change.
As a society, we must put people before profit. We must think about the human impact of every decision we make, whether as a parent, business owner, or government. Technology is good, but it must be used wisely. Products are fine, but not when they harm lives. We must stop chasing gain and forgetting pain.
Let’s bring back humanity.
Let’s build a future where we care more about lives than likes, where we teach our children values, not just how to swipe a screen. Let’s stop making decisions that kill just to make money.
Every choice we make should answer one question: Does this add value to people’s lives or destroy it?
Because at the end of the day, humanity is all we have. And if we lose that, we’ve lost everything.