It has been about a week already since we celebrated Ash Wednesday. The occasion marked the start of the Lenten season, when everyone is advised to do fasting and abstinence. Most of us would be observing a no-meat diet, while others will be delivering a different kind of sacrifice.<\/p>\n
A sacrifice that you can do this Lent is abstaining from the use of social media. Have you ever asked yourself what would life be like without your social media accounts?<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”on” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ src=”http:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26910287_1794083873935768_7957755897296901988_o.jpg” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.105″]\n
Some people are capable of doing it, while others are too dependent on social media that it has become a part of their everyday living. A lot of us get private and public information on social networks, but are all these information really necessary? As our current Church head have said during his Papal visit in the Philippines,<\/p>\n
We have so much information but maybe we don\u2019t know what to do with that information. So we run the risk of becoming museums of young people who have everything but not knowing what to do with it. We don\u2019t need young museums but we do need holy young people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
With that being said, taking a step back from the crazy world of social media is a necessary thing to do every once in a while. This Lenten season would be the perfect opportunity to do it.<\/p>\n
Here are three points that I’ve come up with regarding social media abstinence.<\/p>\n
UNLIKE<\/h2>\n
\nNetizens just love on giving like reactions to posts that they can relate to, or to those that they have a liking for. This lent, refrain from virtually liking things; start appreciating what’s in front of you<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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UNSHARE<\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”on” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ src=”http:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26024114_1766083883402434_3381558491141042916_o.jpg” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.105″]\nTake a look at your environment while commuting, or even while eating. You’ll notice that most people are on their phones, usually connected on their Facebook accounts via free mobile data. Now is the time to temporarily stop showing off and sharing updates about your recent luxuries — use this opportunity to communicate and start sharing with God.<\/p>\n
UNFOLLOW<\/h2>\n
\nWho are you following, and who are your followers? The accounts that you follow provide and feed you varied amount of information. Upon taking a social media abstinence, remember to follow the teachings of the Good News. It is also a necessary act to follow back to the ways of the Church .<\/p>\n
Taking a total break from social media is good, but if you really can’t then maybe focusing on just one or two social networking sites will do. Try not to open your Facebook on some days, or temporarily be off on Instagram for the whole of Lent. Take a step back, and I hope you appreciate cutting ties with your virtual world for a while.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Kristine Tuting<\/b> knows she has developed a love-hate relationship when it comes to writing. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in BA Communication Arts at the University of Santo Tomas and her high school diploma at Nuestra Senora De Aranzazu Parochial School. Aside from being a member of the DPSNDA Media Ministry, she is also an active choir member for the Catholic Ensemble ’70, the oldest church choir at DSPNSDA. When she’s not working, Kristine treats the writing process as learning, especially when it comes to religious terminologies.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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