ANY TIME OF THE DAY

ANY TIME OF THE DAY

SHE WAS WHISPERING

SO AFRAID OF SOMETHING

SHE COULDN'T TALK

IN A LOW WHISPER SHE SAID,

"I AM BUSY."

AND SHE IS A FOREIGNER

FOREIGNERS DO NOT GET OFF THE PHONE SO FAST

BUT SHE IS NOW VERY AMERICANIZED.

SHE HAS AN AMERICAN LOVER

I LIKE AMERICANS

THEY ARE VERY DIRECT

UP-TO THE POINT

NO BULLSHIT

"CAN'T TALK.  VERY BUSY."  THEY SAY

THAT TAKES CARE OF IT

THAT TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING

I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS TOO.

FAR TOO MANY THINGS NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF

BUT I CAN NEVER SAY SO ABRUPTLY,

"CAN'T TALK, SO BUSY."

BECAUSE I AM A FOREIGNER

I JUST THINK

I DON'T DO

I JUST THINK

I THINK TOO MUCH

TOO MUCH THINKING IS NOT GOOD

I THINK ALL THE TIME

BUT THINKING IS NOT PART OF BEING BUSY

DOING SOMETHING IS PART OF BEING BUSY

DOING SOMETHING IS,"BUSY"

"DO SOMETHING"

"WHAT"

"SOMETHING"

"I DON'T KNOW."

"WHAT IS THAT?"

"WHAT'S WHAT?"

"I DON'T KNOW."

"YES, I DON'T KNOW.  I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING."

"I WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO."

"TELL ME."

"DON'T THINK, DON'T TALK"

"DO WHAT THEN?"

"TEXT."

"TEXT?"

"YES, TEXT, BE MODERN.  YOU ARE IN NY.  YOU BEHAVE LIKE YOU ARE FROM

SOME REMOTE VILLAGE OF BANGLADESH"

"I AM NOT FROM BANGLADESH.  I AM FROM EAST VILLAGE."

"THEN BEHAVE LIKE ONE.  BEHAVE LIKE AN EAST VILLAGER.  YOU TALK LIKE YOU

ARE FROM TIMBUKTU. EVEN PEOPLE FROM TIMBUKTU ARE TEXTING. IT'S

PROGRESS. TECHNOLOGY IS PROGRESS."

"BUT IT'S TAKING HUMANITY BACKWARDS.  IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY

ONE'S VOICE WHY TEXT THEM AT ALL?  IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ANSWER THE PHONE

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO TEXT THEM? PEOPLE SO VERY PROUDLY SAY SAY, "OH1

NO- I NEVER ANSWER ANY ONE'S PHONE CALL.  IT'S AMAZING."

"ITS PROGRESS."

"IT'S MORAL DETERIORATION, SOCIAL DETERIORATION.  IT'S INDIFFERENCE

TOWARDS ALL THE SENSES.  INDIFFERENCE TO THE MELODIOUS SOUND OF HMAN

VOICE.  ALL SENSES ARE WASTED. TOUCH, SMELL, SOUND, TASTE, LANGUAGE,

CONVERSATION...ALL WASTED.  WE ARE IN A WASTELAND.

HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER.  THEY ARE NOT LISTENING

TO EACH OTHER.  THEY WOULD LOVE TO KILL EACH OTHER BUT ANSWERING THE

PHONE IS OUT.  THEY ARE ALL WIRED UP.  THEY DON'T HEAR ANY ONE, THEY DON'T

SEE ANYONE.  THEY ONLY SEE THE SCREEN OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY

CONGRATULATIONS TECHNOLOGY.  THE CIVILITY IS GONE, THE NEW HUMANITY

KILLED IT.  THEY ARE LIKE DEAD ZOMBIES WIRED UP AND WALKING AROUND ALL

ALONE AMONGST MILLIONS OF THEIR FELLOW MEN BUT ALL ALONE BY

THEMSELVES AND THEIR WIRES....AMAZING PROGRESS.  CONGRATULATIONS

TO THE ONES TEXTING, WALKING, NOT LISTENING, NOT TALKING, NOT FEELING,

NOT CONVERSING, ALL ALONE BY THEMSELVES...."