I sometimes wonder how everyone around me has such a great life.
On the contrary, I am still struggling among my career options. But when I actually look around, the one thing that looks real to me is loneliness. Considering the fast-paced environment we live in, we all are leaving our true selves behind. Recently, I read a story about a person who lied dead for 5 days on his desk and nobody bothered to check on him. These are the real repercussions of living a parallel life in a virtual world. We need to figure out where we are leading as a society where in our urban population 3 out of every 100 residents are estimated to suffer from depression and anxiety. Are we too occupied to even say hello or have a small talk with our fellow colleague instead of using that time to upload a picture of our Breakfast on Instagram?
The reality is even after having many “so-called great buddies”, decently paying job, a great relationship we have become lonely. Most of the people around me don’t have a person to talk to and even when they have somebody, they can talk about parties, clothing trends and what not, but they are ashamed to show their real-self and talk about their not-so-perfect life because then how would they be able to pretend on social media.
Where is all the reality gone from this world?
An urge to pretend something that we are actually not has taken over us so tremendously that we are unable to see the bigger picture. Such is the impact and pressure of social media in our lives. A medium which was created with an aim to help us stay connected with our peers is actually the one which has disconnected us the most.
There are people around us who are scared of weekends as they usually have nothing to look forward to. These are the days that trigger the hidden symptoms of depression and anxiety in them. There was a recent news report where a 79 years old mother was rescued in Delhi from her 30-year-old daughter who was suffering from depression. The daughter has been accused of confining and starving her mother for over 6 months. After being rescued, the mother said she was scared of her daughter’s angry outbursts as sometimes she even choked her when she got angry. The daughter used to work full-time earlier when she got diagnosed with depression and then eventually she left her job and confined herself as well as her mother in her home.
These are the few incidents amongst many others that go unnoticed. It’s scary to read about them as it compels me to stop and think that is this what we are passing on to our future generations?
I would like to conclude by saying that instead of getting trapped in this intangible web, let yourself free and show your true self when you next talk to your Bestie. Be as vulnerable as you want, don't let that societal pressure come in-between the two of you.
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