i think of a simpler time...when things were real, emotions dint need emoticons, distances had to be traversed to see your beloved, internet was for checking email, keeping in touch required effort thus making frienships more meaningful.
i belong to a generation that has been a part of such a time....i can therefore compare.
our fingers would ache to dial a number repeatedly cos the phones had a rotary dial...yet the excitement of getting through was real,
the telephone had a fixed place in the house attached by a wire....but the curiosity whilst running to answer it was real,
STD calls were a big expense...hence the conversations were real,
paper greeting cards were a way to wish on a birthday.....but the feeling special on receiving it was real,
photographs had to be developed and put away in a paper-back album....but the joy in organizing them was real,
friends had to actually come over to see them....and their reactions were real,
we used to look forward to sunday evenings to watch the weekly feature film on doordarshan....and the family bonding was real,
there was no fine dining, only fine food.....but the satisfaction was real.
now nothing seems real anymore.
having a 24 hr free wi-fi in a hotel is equally or sometimes more important than having a 24 hr water supply...im sure you'll agree,
your intelligence is crippled without google.....if you think otherwise ask yourself when was the last time you actually went to a library to dig out information yourself,
your self esteem is dangerously dependent on the no. of "likes" your posts get on facebook....no need to argue that,
distances are a thing of the past...you can bbm or whatsapp anyone, anywhere,the most unimportant messages,
photographs are uploaded on the web and shared with everyone all at once.....may it be a trip abroad or letting people know who you watched the match with, at the stadium.
terms such as botox and nose jobs are as common as haircuts and pedicures.
there is a very thin line between losing your phone and losing your mind!
don't get me wrong, i'm not criticizing...i can't.
i feel and act exactly the same way! (except the botox and nose job part.....well atleast until now)
but in conclusion i enjoy the now...but i miss the then.
im in touch with many more people than i could've ever imagined,
but when i meet them in person i have little to say.
i have 437 friends on facebook,
hardly anyone to call to just chat.
i get many wishes online,
but those who take the effort to call are few.
they are special, they are real.
i am real. atleast i try to be.
