· When my brother doesn’t turn up home on time, and his phone doesn’t connect, mom calls me up to flash a message on his wall to contact home immediately
· Middle of the night, I want to meet my new-born nephew, who is in the other end of the world currently. I open my fb, and there he is-I can even see him taking his first steps!
· A cousin has recently released a magazine as a sub-editor. I never knew she was so talented! Heck, I was hardly in touch with her to know any better!
· Old classmates- married, settled in various professions, and some of them even seen with their little ones!
Till last month, I was blissfully unaware of this entire parallel universe which was just a click away from me, yet, I chose to ignore, just because of the hype it had acquired. And may be because I was not comfortable with the fact that everyone- EVERYONE was out there to keep an eye on everything. I mean, when I go hang out with a group of friends, would I be comfortable sharing the pics online knowing somewhere my dad is also in the same space? When you have parallel, and often completely contrasting personalities when you are with friends or family or acquaintances, there are very fine lines of code of conduct to follow… Well, that age, that time, when I preferred maintaining no other online identity than my office mail id.
Now I realize I had missed far more than just “being in touch with old friends”. And now I realize that “socializing” is not just some extra baggage that you have to carry, but a beautiful experience where I see all my loved ones sharing their piece of life with me, and deep down I know, I am so happy to be a part of it, a part of them…
Very Truely siad Annu.... Even I had this same feel some time before I joined this. :)
ReplyDeleteI guess it is true. Very nicely put. Technology is some kind of an extra baggage but is worth the weight. But even such a baggage when not kept down at the appropriate time can have negative effects, atleast in my opinion. But truly it is a big leap which has immense potential if used rightly. Good and crisp post.
ReplyDeleteagree..some of the lovely baggages you carry, like those which are fragrant with goodies, which either touch your outsides[no...not those outsides.. i mean face creams and all] or your insides [no.. not those insides.. the stomach i mean, food].. socialization is like that.. a baggage that you wilingly sling on your back and kudak kudak ke go thru your life.. only thing.. it tires you like you mentioned when you are pulling another dear little some body along with you.. isnt it?
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