I was a very shy person when I was young, and now, in my 20s, one thing remains from that time, my dislike of photos.
I try to avoid them most of the time.
Sometimes that means telling my family that I want to take the pictures so I can avoid being in the family photo haha, they still make me by force to be in some… and I understand, I can´t be a ghost in the family.
But my reasoning behind avoiding photos is solid and based on the following points:
1. Most pictures end up never being used and are garbage.
2. I believe that a photo must be a reminder of a good memory.
3. Good memories deserve to be FULLY experienced, taking photos or videos can ruin it.
I have seen lots of times people miss part of a concert experience to take a video, and some times they ruin it for more people since they block the view, or when your friend takes 20 photos because she/he did not look beautiful, or people that takes pictures of the mountains and stays on his phone viewing it instead of living the moment.
I do not want that to happen to me so I am more cautious when taking one.
BUT!!!
I still do not like to be in the photos hahaha!!!
I prefer my photos show what I experienced… not me experiencing it.
That is why I came up with a very weird, stupid and fun solution for me and my loved ones, because they always complained that I do not share my life with them so much.
I used a substitute!!
A literal substitute from Pokemon.
I bought one with my best friend and I have been taking pictures with it EVERYWHERE, I even took it to China when I visited in a job trip.
Here is his substitute with mine one time I visited him after a long time.
and here is one from China trip.
I really love how stupid this is so I continue to share my life this way instead of me, and is so funny is an insentive to take more from time to time.
After more than a year doing this, I learned that is very important to share your life with your loved ones, and photos are a very good way to do it.
If I can give any reader an advice is to find a way to share your life in a way you are comfortable with… but share it in some way.
Thanks for reading
