When my
exams had ended, and I reached back home, I was glad. I got my phone back after
weeks, and truthfully saying, I had missed it.
But then, the balance in my mobile’s prepaid card got exhausted and I couldn’t find another internet connection. As my academic session was over, I didn’t even want to study. I tried, but I couldn’t, and then, I didn’t have the slightest idea on what to do. You see, I was so engrossed in my gadget that I couldn’t even think about what other hubbub I could do.
But then, the balance in my mobile’s prepaid card got exhausted and I couldn’t find another internet connection. As my academic session was over, I didn’t even want to study. I tried, but I couldn’t, and then, I didn’t have the slightest idea on what to do. You see, I was so engrossed in my gadget that I couldn’t even think about what other hubbub I could do.
It is
not only about me, but about the generation which I belong to. Once I was sitting
with a group of friends and we all checked our phones 4 times out of 5. It
makes me wonder, are we or this generation is getting too dependent on our
gadgets? Clicking pictures, posting statuses and getting ‘Likes’- has that
become our life?
With my personal experiences being on our gadgets, or on social networking sites all the time, we tend to create a virtual relationship between us and our friends rather than a real one. We can’t gather up that much courage to go and say ‘hello!’ to the person with whom we just ‘chatted’. At the end, is that what we want? What will happen if all the phones disappear and we are not left with any gadget- like these? Will this generation be able to survive?
With my personal experiences being on our gadgets, or on social networking sites all the time, we tend to create a virtual relationship between us and our friends rather than a real one. We can’t gather up that much courage to go and say ‘hello!’ to the person with whom we just ‘chatted’. At the end, is that what we want? What will happen if all the phones disappear and we are not left with any gadget- like these? Will this generation be able to survive?
Some
months ago, there was a picture posted on facebook stating that, ‘If I lose my
mum in the supermarket, it is still alright. But, if I lose my cell, then I am
dead’! Basically, it does not matter to you that your mom gets lost, but it
does when your phone gets lost? And, I admit that in a way it is true.
People
keep chatting all day and I guarantee this that if they ever sit in front of
their family, they won’t have a lot of things to say.
Is being
on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Whatsapp so important than spending some
time with your family, real friends? Meeting them and hanging out with them and
having an amusing conversation?
Albert
Einstein once quoted “I fear the day technology will surpass the human
interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.”
So for 2
minutes take your eyes away from that technological thing, and think, ‘Will you let the technology control you, or
YOU will control the technology.’
DON’T BECOME A SLAVE OF YOUR GADGET.