It is an age of high technology and information. If you go to the street, you may find almost everyone between 15 and 60 has a cell phone in hand, talking and texting. Cell phone seems has penetrated into our life. Owing to it, we are able to get in touch with our faraway parents and friends easily; we had more freedom in arranging our schedule.

I had once asked myself what if the cell phone disappears from my life some day. At last, I drew the conclusion that maybe I can’t breathe. Suddenly I realized how vital this tiny device is to us. Dozens of people, including me, even have developed certain kind of illness relating to the cell phone. The illness here doesn’t only refer to the physical one but also the mental one.

For instance, some people just couldn’t help taking out their cell phone to check if they get a message or a phone call. Even though they set their phone a loud tone, they still constantly repeat the movement for fear that they miss hearing it. Other kinds of mental illness also exist. Some cell phone users may feel depressed and lost if they haven’t been contacted through it the whole day. They feel they are neglected and left alone while in the past, nobody would think like that.

We are laying too much dependence on the cell phone so that it distracts our attention to lead a realistic life. Cell phone does occupy an irreplaceable place, however, that doesn’t mean we should become its slaves. It is us that master them.