If there were no phones

If there were no Phones!

Mama would have noticed the spark in my eyes when I first tasted the cake she baked

Papa would have noticed when I balanced myself letting go both hands while I was cycling

Grandma would have sung the Gayathri Mantra for me rather than playing it on Amazon Music

Grandpa would have narrated how India lifted the World Cup, rather than showing it to me on Youtube

We need phones I know, 

but we need people a little more than phones.... 

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