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Wednesday, September 28, 2005Tis 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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