Lights, camera, action!

It's dark, and over the sound of the crowd there is a familiar song, it's faint at first but getting louder, soon eyes are blinded by a sea of lights. What is this remarkable sight? Disney's Electrical Parade. For years this awe inspiring parade has been a California staple, but yesterday the Electrical Parade lit its' last street, for a while that is. As of today, the Electrical Parade is being packed up and shipped to Walt Disney World where it will once again grace Main Street. The parade is set to remain in Florida at least through the summer, but I don't expect it back at California Adventures anytime soon.

As I watched the parade last night I couldn't help but reminisce about my childhood, when the parade was on Main Street at Disneyland. The parade looked much like I remember it back in the 90's, while I sat on my dad's shoulders watching floats covered with thousands of twinkling lights, an experience only Disney could produce. While I was watching the parade I couldn't help but take pictures of the beloved floats, and uploaded one of them onto Twitter. Then I realized what I was doing, I was watching most of the parade through a camera.

In the age of social media it is no surprise that people are taking more pictures now than ever before, especially since having a cell phone almost always means having a camera. People are quick to share their pictures with the world, and often want to capture every exciting detail. What we fail to realize is that the moment is passing us by; while we are busy trying to hold the camera still we are losing the memory. Sure a photograph will capture a moment in time, but that's all, a picture won't laugh with you, and after a while the people who were so eager to pose for the camera will seem like strangers.

So what I propose is that we live our lives now, and not worry about capturing every moment with a camera, but enjoying every minute. I promise everything looks better without the camera lens.