Wandering thoughts- Part 1: Secluded

After the lockdown (due to the pandemic COVID-19) we had more time with ourselves to reflect upon our life and share the time (that we never had) with our family. But in reality, we’re still living in our cave of solitude and social media is the only place where we feel free and safe to share. For a family, the most important part of the day is the time when all members eat together and talk about their life, but now that also is occupied in binge-watching or scrolling the endless feeds. People think that they live in the most connected world yet the ironically everyone feels so lonely; as most of them are looking for acknowledgement from the unknown random people on the internet rather than talking or celebrating with the one with whom they’re sharing the most important part of life i.e. the Present. People talk over chats for hours without noticing that something was missing there and that something was the attention required for building a strong foundation of the relationships. People scroll for hours with the hope to find nothing. We care about the number of likes on the celebration photographs rather than appreciating the efforts of those who’re present right there and enjoying the moment.  Now the strength of the relationship is somehow related to the speed of the internet. That instant gratification of notification from the social platform is destroying personal lives more than one can imagine. 

I say this is the loneliest generation that mankind has ever witnessed. But there is still hope, as the hope is like a star – not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity but only to be discovered in the night of adversity.