Technology and Social Life

How ironic does it sound when we say man is a social being and at the same time, it's the man who is responsible for the development and advancement of technology which has proved detrimental to the very basis of a human being's identity!

It seems more surprising to find out that technology, which was developed to combat with the increasing loneliness that mankind suffers today, has itself evolved into a cause for greater pain and loneliness. In this world of virtual relationships , the fact that we have got a real social life to deal with, has almost deserted our mind and even soul! We no longer find it possible to spare a moment out of our "hectic schedule" to devote to some long lasting relationships, yet we do find time to entertain ourselves with social networking sites and virtual relationships. We have enough time and money to spend on talking to someone on phone but we have forgot to give a damn about who are our neighbors. We can afford to spend hours and hours before the idiot box and personal laptops; yet we find it too tiresome to make a face to face interaction with someone. Seems ridiculous, indeed!

No one can deny the fact that technology has smoothened our lives. We live a life of comfort and luxury thanks to technology. But have we ever asked ourselves what may be the consequences of such mindless persuasion of luxury. We may have heaps of notes around us but we would still be poor, not in terms of the numerical digits of our annual earnings but in terms of a meaningful social life. We would be having every inanimate thing essential for an affluent life but we would be suffering from loneliness and frustration. We would be craving for someone to talk to, to share our feelings with but then we would discover ourselves in a lonely island which may never get connected again to the main land!