Praising and cursing the almighty has always
been one of the favorite time pass of the human species, especially the
Indians. As a legacy which we got from our ancestors we don't forget to
remember his name in all our day to day endeavors. No matter how simple or how
complicated the task is, we always knock at his door first, before getting down
on that job. While standing in a queue to catch a bus or a metro, before
appearing for a competitive exam, when going for the maiden date, at all
occasions we bother him. Even the childhood stories always stressed, on his
different forms and his supreme power over the evil.
But as we entered into the 20th century we came
to know about one more form of god. Apart from ubiquitous and omniscient like
every other god, this one didn't belong to any particular caste or religion. He
was above all boundaries and the best part was that people didn't have to visit
temples, mosques or churches anymore. He was accessible at all places. Yes! We
are talking about the Internet. Flowing through the large fiber cables running
under the sea, it came straight into our lives and changed our way of life.
Suddenly for all our wishes and problems,
internet was the solution. Standing in long queues for booking a railway ticket
or for getting an application form was a thing of the past. From lucrative
travel plans to better jobs, now everything was just a click away. Information
about latest happenings in the world, views and reviews for everything from
books, movies medicines to latest technology was easily accessible. Networking
sites like Orkut and Facebook literally brought people sitting in different
continents on to a common platform, where people really enjoyed talking and
sharing snaps with their contemporaries around the world. Life had never been
such comfortable. It had really transformed our way of life.
But, during this phase of transformation, where
everyone enjoyed and appreciated, the role being played by the internet in
making their lives more comfortable. We all were so blinded that knowingly or
unknowingly we simply didn't realized that, it was actually a devil hidden in
the form of god. It was not just making our lives comfortable but it actually
was leading us to state where we will have no identity of our own. It actually
was eating away our ingenuity and was making us paralyzed, day by day. It had eliminated the most important
element required to grow as an individual, the ‘Struggle'. Project reports and presentations
readily available on the internet actually made the students to switch from
carrying out experiments in real, to copying the data from internet and pass
their exams. Even business analysts reverted to CTRL-C and CTRL-V way rather
than carrying out real market surveys and analysing the results themselves to arrive
at a strategic road map for the companies. People suddenly stopped churning
their brains which eventually was the only reason why we were the only species
to have flourished so well that we could develop societies and live together. How can one be aware of his
limitations unless one struggles in life? And there is nothing more dangerous
than being unaware of self limitations, because then one treats himself capable
of everything and starts venturing into events which are actually not meant for
that individual.
Besides paralyzing our rationalizing abilities,
it also affected our emotional and physical quotients adversely. People stopped
playing outdoor sports which was once a medium of recreation and switched to
surfing, browsing and chatting on the internet. Surveys conducted worldwide
have clearly reflected the adverse effects of this sudden change in the
behavior. Heart attacks, back pains, indigestion and other health problems
which once attributed to the old age, are now haunting the younger generation.
Although, the internet has brought the world on a common platform, but on the
contrary, it has divided the human society. People
feel more comfortable chatting to persons across the globe with some fake
identities rather than sharing a few words of concern and appreciation with
their friends and close ones. People don't meet anymore to discuss over an area
of concern, they chat over the internet and then forget. As a result the whole
emotional touch which used to drive the things in the past has vanished. We all have become machines in our
approach and understand feelings written in the form of text only. Grievances
which we used to judge by reading the expressions on the faces of the people
are a thing of the past. We don't have time to show sympathy for a fellow
worker unless he writes it down and sends across to us through a blog or mail.
It is high time to realize that, whom we are
worshipping for transforming our lives is actually taking away the essence of
life from us. Its actually a devil hidden in the form of god, who is not making
our lives comfortable but is leading us to a stage where we would have no
identity of our own. It's time to start thinking.
Note- This article was also posted at
Articlesbase.com by the author under pen name as Eyeopener.
