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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Stay connected ... really?

Its a strange world that we live in. There are so many devices and means to stay connected.. The question is, do we really feel connected?

It has become a very common trend to join a group in some social network like Facebook or Whatsapp but not interact in the same.. The more a person stays unreachable, more the demand and enquiry after him/her... Then what was the main point in joining the group?? Some poor loner keeps asking'Arre where is so-n-so, busy hai kya, bhaav kha raha hai' etc etc.. There is no response... Infact, the person who regularly sends messages and enquires after all, seemingly loses his/her value...

so, what is it about being aloof and unavailable... why do we paint a picture of being busy and having no time to interact, while we are actually feeling lonely and want more and more friends? Why is it being conidered a shame to try to stay in contact with our near and dear ones through either a 'Good morning' or a simple forwarded message? The invention of more and more means of communication only shows that we are becoming lonelier with the passage of time. We find a long lost friend in FB, add him/her to our friend list enthusiastically and then..what? We only post forwards or jokes for all to see.. Gone is the age-old mechanism of writing and sharing news of our lives... Infact, if someone asks us how we are doing, we put on a brave front and say all is fine without disclosing anything about our daily life. Why is it a secret nowadays about what is happening in our lives? Are we so grown up that we dont feel the need to share our problems with anyone? If someone starts telling their problems, that person beomes a joke.. The normal reaction is ' paka raha hai'. What has happened to us? What if, the person who everyday says 'GM' in whatsapp suddenly stops his mesgs one day and we realise that we are too late.. what a horrifying thought.. At this stage of life, I have learnt that only friends can make this part easier. Middle-age life sucks big time. The thought of getting older is terrifying. Worries occupy the mind.. worrying about our future, our kids' future, our health.. Only friends can make this stage better. I am among those loners who daily send GM or forwards to my groups. I have a beautiful vision.. a lot of friends in my life, with whom I can share about my daily activities, about what my kid did today or crib about my office or housework. I want these friends to be my old-age friends. May be, we all can crib together about our son-in-law or daughter-in-law and have a good laugh. I wonder whether it is possible for this vision to get fulfilled in this age of aloofness.