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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Tis is life

A friend passed this to me last night (probably sent by another friend, whose other friend sent it and…I guess you get the idea) and I think it’s hilarious yet so utterly poignant at the same time.

21st CENTURY LIFE LESS-NESS
Our communication - Wireless
Our business - Cashless
Our telephone - Cordless
Our cooking - Fireless
Our youth - Jobless
Our religion - Creedless
Our food - Fatless
Our faith - Godless
Our labour - Effortless
Our conduct - Worthless
Our relation - Loveless
Our attitude - Careless
Our feelings - Heartless
Our politics - Shameless
Our education - Valueless
Our follies - Countless
Our arguments - Baseless
Our commitment - Aimless
Our life – Meaningless
Our bosses - Hopeless
Our salary - Very less

It reminded me of this
article. It’s really a bit sad we’ve come to this. As much as I appreciate the wonders of technology and is a closet IT-geek myself, it hits home when instead of talking to someone one just sends an email. I know one of my friends whose 8 year old child (if I remember correctly) uses an instant messenger to chat with my friend after school.

EIGHT, the kid is eight!!! What were you doing at age 8? Running around the neighbourhood? Terrorising your younger siblings? Watching cartoons in the afternoon? These days, kids’ lives are so filled with piano lessons, ballet classes, tuition and the whole shebang that is available to all overly worried parents.

From family members who text each other, instead of just talking when they get home to friends who live in the same small city, yet spend more time sending each other emails than having a good cuppa together. When was the last time you sent out a handwritten letter or received one? (Christmas cards do not count into this.)

We have drifted apart from the lack of human interaction until some people are just social freaks; they have no clue what to do in a environment filled with people (I bet these numbers are rising).

Maybe it is time some of us took a step back and reassess our relationships.

Off to check my (physical) mailbox!

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