The First Sin: Answering The Phone

One invention that has been an ultimate disgrace to the Kurosawan race is the telephone.

The Kurosawan is like a hog amidst a field of grass. He comes and goes as he pleases, grazing the greeneries which please him oh so much. The telephone is like a wild crow; dark and angry, always making useless noises. But this is no ordinary crow, it is violent one that lacks all forms of humanity; it pecks on your head and yells in your ear without any regard for the consiquences of its actions.

The reason the Kurosawan hog is targeted is unknown, after all, the hog tries to live as transparent as possible. Despite the hog's attempt at living an unnoticed life, the deprivation of humanity in the form of phone calls constantly attack him.

Here are some typical things the phone may be used for:

• Family members asking for things/ checking up on things/ thanking/ congratulating
• Acquaintances talking about Hog knows what
• Researchers asking if they can ask a few questions
  
• Marketers spreading their vile in the form of words
• People asking if they can talk to someone who is not you

Now truly a sensible mind realizes how useless all this is. This is why rule 18 of the Kurosawan Code of Home Ethics states: "... never answer the phone unless you feel there is an elevated state of urgency, or an extreme circumstance". Net time you go to answer a phone, ask yourself "Is it truly necessary? Will it affect humanity as I know it?" If the answer is no, odds are you are better off ignoring the call.