What
is addiction? What are we getting addicted of? Which sections of the society
are getting addicted? Is addiction only associated with drugs? When we look
around today we see people running throughout the day in the pursuit to make
several ends meet. In this hassle what is left behind is peace of mind. The
ones who are most affected are the children. They do not fall in any
categories. They can’t associate themselves to the little ones who are
absolutely carefree and also the older ones who have lots of worries constantly
plaguing them. That is the reason they look for different options to keep
themselves indulged and involved. Technology is the factor that is alluring
them the most.
While
the problem seems to be acute when we talk about the young and unripe ones,
nevertheless in today’s world the stark reality is everyone irrespective of
age, caste, religion or sex is absolutely in control of technology and
gadgets.
The
worst form of addiction in today’s time is obviously the addiction to the
social media; people do not give their minds or bodies any rest while they
share their entire life in different social networking sites. The definitions
of privacy also have, therefore, changed. It does not depend anymore on social,
economic or educational status of a person. Everyone everywhere is using
technology. We are getting addicted to status, meaningless standards and false
identities.
All
these ideas make me feel very confused that while we are getting so much
addicted to everything material or immaterial how do we find a sense of
belonging in a particular space? I think that we are left with no answers to
this question as we do not really belong to anywhere particular these days. We
belong to everywhere but still are devoid of emotions of togetherness and love.
Where
are we heading towards? Will the world be ever able to come out of the tangles
of addiction? Through this column I appeal to all to ponder on the issue and
look around and try to find out those faces and those emotions that have
somewhere lost in the virtual realities of the twenty-first century.
About the Author:
The Author is Ms. Nidhi Bishnoi, TGT Social Science, Meenakshi World School
www.meenakshiworldschool.com
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