The
email below reminded me of how disciplined I used to be... Wow, 20 days
of ditching social media totally and completely -- how COOL is that!!
Well,
I finally started my "social media diet" again -- first time since
9/10/2022. Not sure what happened to me over the past 14 months, but
anyhow, it once again brought me back to my sanctuary -- the calm,
peaceful and quiet world where you can really listen to yourself and
reflect...
All
of the sudden, I have so much more time too. Finally finished
processing all the photos from Canada, Red River Gorge, and my backyard.
Attached are the photos from "my backyard" -:))
Naperville, IL
October 2023
On Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 08:39:58 PM CST, Pei Tang <tang_pei@yahoo.com> wrote:
Due to recent scandals in China, I've learned a new Chinese phrase called "社会死亡."
The English translation is "Social Death." It means: to avoid the
spread of the scandal, the person involved has been blocked from all
social media channels. Therefore, socially, the person is considered
"dead," as no one can find or contact him/her.
In
my case, I have been practicing voluntary "social death" periodically
over the past 7 years. The first time was the most dramatic. I spent a
3-day weekend (5/2/14 to 5/4/14) without a cell phone, a computer, a TV;
without my car, or any other modern devices. I simply stayed home --
made tea, cooked meals, read books and walked around the neighborhood...
It was a profound experience, with a lot of inconvenience, of course.
Since
then, to avoid too much disruption in life, my "social death"
experience has been limited to only shutting down social media for 1-2
weeks. Each time, I loved the serenity it brought to my soul...
Well, I just did it again for the past 20 days, which was the longest time of all. The calmness was incredible!!
Social
Death is really not as horrifying as many have imagined. You live in
your own world and mine your own business -- the simplicity of life is
lovely. When you finally decide to reemerge, you'd realize that you
haven't missed much after all. In my case, over hundreds of headlines
and stories for the past 20 days, maybe only two things were note
worthy: Omicorn and Inflation.
Omicron: I've gotten my booster shot, what more can I do?
Inflation: Here is my little strategy. The rest is out of my hands. Why worry??? Haha!
