The Coolest Gadget

The Coolest Gadget

Delivered to my hands, my wife gave me the coolest gadget three years ago. I did not know just how cool this technological marvel would be, I only looked down and was in awe.

This gadget has gotten more sophisticated and wondrous over time. It upgrades constantly, especially when it is in sleep mode. Every day, the coolest gadget shocks and surprises me. How could such a perfect gadget exist? It is so sophisticated and its inner workings are still a mystery to even the smartest scientists. Its memory capacity is endless, and the more it interacts with its environment the smarter it becomes.

If I were to write a review about my gadget I would say that at times it can be very loud, that it spontaneously goes into sleep mode, and that it eats up energy like crazy. The longer I have it, the more energy it requires, and if its energy restores are not immediately refilled, it becomes very loud and most other functions become inoperable.

It does require constant maintenance and attention, as it is very fragile and they have not created a functional shell that will protect it from falls. Its upkeep is at times expensive, and over time that cost goes up, but it is totally worth it.

Unlike other gadgets, phones and computers, the coolest gadget brings joy and newness to every day. I cannot wait until I am finished with work every day to play with it. I take it everywhere I go, and everyone loves to comment on my cool gadget.

Proudly I smile as people guess how old my gadget is, as they always assume it is older that it is. People say, “It seems like such an advanced model. It is so sophisticated for such a young model, and it seems like it is quite a handful.”

“You have no idea,” I smile.

He always distracting me while drive with incessant questions, and he has programmed himself to be funny. I do not have fear of breaking laws concerning talking and driving, but he is not quite hands free quite yet. He still requires my hand when we cross the street.

I may not have the only model of my coolest gadget in existence, but each gadget is individually made with love. I do not exactly own my gadget; in fact, it owns my wife and me. We share the gadget with one another and with the world. It makes me upset when I see other people’s gadgets neglected, or hurt. These gadgets have lifetime contracts. We cannot trade them in, or cancel our contract because we claim we are bored with them. How could my coolest gadget ever be boring or worthy of anything less than my best?

My coolest gadget does interact with other gadgets and actually seeks out them out wherever we go. It is fun to watch the interactions and the learning that occurs between the gadgets. While my gadget is only three years old, the existence of similar gadgets have existed since the beginning of time. 

It is sad because one day my gadget will get too old and will go out into the world to learn on its own. I had two other cool gadgets before my current one, and they both left too soon. My current gadget is a different model than the first two, it has different hardware, and there is great debate about other differences between the two models. I believe both offer the world so much, and their differences are beautiful and powerful in their own ways.

The two most memorable days so far have been the day my coolest gadget upgraded to independent mobility and the day it began mimicking sounds and words. Since those days, my coolest gadget has not stopped moving or talking.

My gadget has this superpower of making me cry with happiness. It is this starburst in my chest that occurs when he does something amazing, or says something so clever and funny, it makes me ponder the true existence of God, because only something greater than anyone here on Earth could have conceived of something so divine.  

There is one word it learned a couple of days that I will never tire of hearing it repeat- Dad. My coolest gadget is my son. He trumps any technological wonder that has or will ever be created by humankind. He is a perfect machine, conceived with love and he has a heart made of gold that makes the entire world around him glow.

If you ever see my cool gadget somewhere, be sure to say, “Hi Max.” and he will reply, “So what did you do today?”

What did I do today? I got to be a dad to the best son in the world. I love you Max.