Selfie in the Eyes of an Idealist

By Marie Gabrielle Bernabe

        It’s hard to miss those self taken pictures of your friends in social networking sites when you go online and it can be infectious for some. What IS a selfie for a non-selfie? Reality does not only exist in the little world of gadgets and social media. Reality is the mist that binds us to this world. Reality is the big world to be discovered and saved. Selfies are sometimes a personification of our self-love that cuts us of that what binds us to reality. Selfies can also represent individuality and expression that differentiates you from the crowd. It is inevitable to have this kind of changesin society as time progresses. We all know that environment now, but think about things that happened before, before people got self-absorbed.

         Before, the youth were enthusiastic in improving the world they lived in and improving the world of the ones who will come after them. They persevered to become the children of discovery, the children of science and arts…the children of revolution. They moved to the streets to proclaim injustice, they became leaders who led great nations. They became mothers and fathers, but before they were the passionate youth who had something to  prove. Sure, they made mistakes, but those mistakes weren’t enough to make the people forget their their greatness and their contributing works. The children are the future of each nation. But looking at this generation, doubts are visible since all they seem to ever care about is how many likes they get on facebook.

         Some kids seem to be living in a solitary life thinking of only one thing: themselves. The kids used to busy themselves with brainstorming on how they could change the world for the good of the society and spending sleepless nights trying their theories over and over again just to obtain their goal. Now, why is it that the youth doesn’t do these things anymore? Is it because everything had already been invented and discovered? NO. As long as there’s life, there will always be something left undiscovered.

          Selfies show individuality too. Only you have that face that can make you special among the rest. Self expression is not a crime, it is actually an outlet of one’s self to his soul. And with the countless misunderstandings in the world, people need to express themselves better. It’s all in   the execution of this expression.

        Selfies are the trend lately, but will it be the trend of the future? Will your selfie matter when the future is at stake? Reasons for posting these selfies are for show and popularity, and there’s nothing wrong with having fun and showing off your faces, but too much is clearly addiction to yourself. Narcissism is boldly shown now, or maybe those people just need to be aware of what they are doing.

          Despite the growing popularity of selfies, some still remember what’s important in life. Everyone can be both: both a selfie taker and still a humble citizen who’s sensitive to the needs of others and his country. It’s all in the execution of this expression.         Selfies are the trend lately, but will it be the trend of the future? Will your selfie matter when the future is at stake? Reasons for posting these selfies are for show and popularity, and there’s nothing wrong with having fun and showing off your faces, but too much is clearly addiction to yourself. Narcissism is boldly shown now, or maybe those people just need to be aware of what they are doing.

         Despite the growing popularity of selfies, some still remember what’s important in life. Everyone can be both: both a selfie taker and still a humble citizen who’s sensitive to the needs of others and his country. It’s all in the cause of limiting those posts so people (like me) don’t think selfish of you .

         This generation lack foresight of what their actions today could do to tomorrow. We should all keep in mind that the future is in our hands and that the smallest mistake of today could affect not only your life, but maybe the lives of your neighbors. People won’t stop trying until they are satisfied, and that is good as long as it’s the right decision to make. Post a picture of yourself everyday, then answer your ten year old child’s question on how you spent your childhood when you had the chance to change the future but didn’t.