Pulling the Plug

Last week. I was "realizing" that maybe I invest (spent) too much time and energy surfing the net. Ahh the great modern times.

Then I thought, how would my life be like, if I did not had the modern commodities?
In an spontaneous decision (impulsive?) I disconnected plugs.
I set myself ¨free" from the cell phone, land line, and Internet.
[I kept the electricity, otherwise the meat in the fridge would go raw].
[I do not have a TV, so one plug less to pull].

Now what?
At first, I thought I was going to go insane. I mean, I have a very active mind, I am always thinking about something (aren't we all?) I needed to direct that energy somewhere.

Anxiety, anxiety and more anxiety.

I guess I am really an addicted, and I was feeling the cut-off effects.

By Wednesday I had the situation "controlled".
I felt perfectly ok about not having Internet, a computer, or telephony services.
I actually had a general sensation of well being.
I had forgotten about the "society", I was once again doing whatever I wanted, without the concerns or expectations of the world.
I get that a lot, whenever I get alone. [And it tends to creep out some people].

Then on Tuesday as I was "reading" an old book, I came across a paragraph that basically said that "It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after out own; but the great man is who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude" - The Essential Writings; Ralph Waldo Emerson.


And although I realized I belong to the segment that is influenced by the society, it came as a strange relief, knowing that I was not the only one having that kind of issues.

How is this "new information" (the book was written in 1841) will affect me?, I do not know.
Time will tell.

Then I came back "online", and realized I did not miss much.