Virtual Relationships

Working on a  Journal revision squeezes your brain like anything!. You have to have a perfect memory which I am lacking nowadays. May be I am aging of course, physically 😊 . back to journal revisions, you have to compile all the reviews given by multiple reviewers, review their reviews and look for similarity and disparity, recollect the work done two years ago.. My god. I want to escape from that task as of now and get in here!

This topic is bugging me  for quiet sometime.  A day of anybody these days wont cross without checking WhatsApp, facebook and twitter. If not facebook and twitter, at least WhatsApp is mandatory as it involves many official messages too.  I am sure of receiving at least 500 messages per day on WhatsApp  even after putting few groups on mute!.  I see few groups are created and as days pass on, we forget the motive behind and getting out is also not possible. I see in few groups, people interact heavily just to pass on time!

One thing that bothers me is that, anything virtual is useless and I don’t appreciate any conversations that happens just to while away the time. I do understand many ppl are made to be idle due to family situations but still these types of conversations make your situations even worse. I don’t have rights to advice but just felt pathetic for those active minds which can be used in a more productive way!

And yeah there is something bright existing in any dull thing.  WhatsApp is really useful to get in touch with really real friends who only contact for help or suggestion and to share happiness.  Mind, not to pass their time!  

I do believe in relationships that really works well in reality and not in virtual reality.  I have few friends with  whom I don’t converse even once a year but whenever I feel like talking I call and speak the same way we did many many years ago! I feel if this is possible, then you have a justification for your social network friends.  Also if you could remain the same when meeting the same friends at your home as you greet them on the social network then you even have a stronger justification.    Recently, felt bad for not making to one of my old students, Sathish’s marriage who came to my wedding ten years back!. I really had a tough time at work on that day. Hope he understands and sure will call you soon Sathish.  

I just thought of penning  (typing 😊)this thought  as I am afraid humans will get confused with the virtual and the real humans around them soon.   Certain chatbots are targeted to pass time for thepeople who don’t even have social network friends.  As per me, family remains at the top priority and avoiding them to chat with a virtual friend is dangerous. I appreciate friendship a lot as they influence your life journey a lot more than family members.  I am proud to say that I have good set of people around me who tolerate my jabber, silence and sometimes my strange replies.  I have a lot of policies which I will not violate whoever it is.  Initially my friends get hurt but later they understand and accept that with a smile.  Its quite not easy to get along with me but still I have good set of people of around only because I have not believed in the virtual relationships!  I feel we should have correct and true people around us which will really help us falling a prey to depressions and loneliness.

Hope I  did not hurt anybody and this post was meant to  create a positive vibe  and I hope it will not at least create a negative vibe.  Happy reality!

Thanks for reading

Subalalitha