Today, I dropped my phone again. Unfortunately, the screen cracked—the outer glass, to be precise. I had already broken it once at the end of June, and now I have done it again. At first, I thought the problem was that I had not applied the screen protector properly. So this time I paid close attention and carefully put on a tempered-glass protector. But the unfortunate thing still happened. Just like that, the screen shattered again.
I have told myself many times that I should use a screen protector and put my phone in a case. But my attention was always elsewhere, so I never took it seriously. Or, more honestly, I simply did not care enough about the whole phone-case thing. That left me completely at the mercy of bad luck.
You know what? Replacing the outer glass costs 419 yuan. That is a substantial part of my living expenses—about 60 dollars. Sixty dollars. How long will it take me to earn that money back?
This is what it means to lose a lot by trying to save a little.
So, folks, please, please put a case on your phone. It really matters. A screen protector is not nearly as important; any ordinary hydrogel film will do. But a case is essential, because the four corners are where a phone is most likely to break.
If anyone happens to read this, I hope you can learn from my mistake.
I have already spent nearly 900 yuan on this phone this year, while the phone itself cost only a little over 3,000 yuan.
It has painted one bold, blood-red stroke across a life that was not exactly well-off to begin with.
Sigh. Just… sigh.