This week @ladiesofhive has come up with very interesting questions, one of which is something I talk and think about almost everyday. Although both the questions are very close to my heart and relevant for me to answer, I would love to answer the 2nd one because I have some deep thoughts about it.
1️⃣ If you plan to grow a vegetable garden, what is your favorite vegetable to grow and what dishes do you use if for? Feel free to include a special recipe using that vegetable!
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2️⃣ Do you ever wish for simpler times, or do you prefer the modern 'techy' world of today? Which would you choose to live by, and why?
Kids these days are born with, if not a silver spoon in their mouth, fancy gadgets, and luxurious lifestyles. The moment they are born, the doctor would bring them out to the father (from the Operation Theatre) to take a look. What does the father do? They look and then immediately take their phones out to take a picture. Although it is something the doctors ask them to do if they want, for the sake of keeping memories. But wouldn't it be great if they use those 2 minutes just to look at their just born child, appreciate the gift of superpower and the pain of the mother, the beauty and innocence of the child, and maybe find a glimpse of themselves in their baby?
From there on, every movement of theirs is captured in the form of pictures and videos. To keep them busy, we make use of our cell phones and televisions. The kind of fancy toys they get, the kind of equipment that is available in the market to keep them engaged - don't you think that takes away the parent-child bonding time?
And as they grow, they don't play games like we did. Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, long walks with friends, eating ice creams worth pennies, celebrating festivals with small contributions, and developing that crazy friendship bond. When I take Raag down to play in the park, I hear these 6-10 year old children talking about their fancy gadgets and the pool parties their parents would arrange for them on their birthdays.
I think with all these modern advancements, the true essence of living and relishing the moments is gone. There are so many extrenal interventions and diversions that don't let us make bonds.
And it's not just with the kids, that is just an example. This prevails in every relationship. Honeymoons are all about clicking pictures and posting on social media, and festivals are more about parties and drinking rather than living the culture, families sitting on dining table to have food together but no one is talking and rather watching TV.
With this modernity, I believe there is a loss of emotions, relationship strengths and real bonds. There are less memories in mind and more in our phones - and honestly how often do you sit back to look at your photos 10 years back.
Having said all of it, even if we all realize it, there's very little chance that we can keep away from these advancements. They have kind of become a habit for us now and as they say, bad habits stay inside of you.
Thank you @ladiesofhive for this great topic. Writing all of it, I atleast realize what we all are heading towards. But yes, my husband did take a picture of my 10 minutes old son and we click a lot of pictures of him every day, we do watch television while having food and enjoy social media buzz. That's how life is now.
But still... Cheers to the good old times!
I would like to invite @memeisfun to participate in this contest and share her thoughts with us.
