I was just going through some random images and infographics on internet, when I came across this particular image which reflected the 10 levels of intimacy used in today's world, which ranged from twitter to social networking sites, to calls, emails and messages.
On going through the whole list I realized that there were a few even am used to using. The means being SMS, emails, letters listed in the order of their prevalence of usage. And suddenly I realized that these were all written modes of expressing myself, where I was nowhere speaking out the words of how I feel, I was using the medium of write ups to convey my messages.This made me wonder, why am I avoiding the means that require to talk or actually express myself, one to one, what I feel, what I really want to say. Is it the fear of being rebuked or not having the power to edit what you communicate? Or something different altogether? Why can't we express the same anger or distaste in front of the person and resort to reason it out through mails? Or why can't we say the same 'I love you' to that person when he/she is around but can text it with an unquestionable ease time and again? Is the current generation totally losing out on the fundamentals of how to communicate, entering a totally virtual world where emotions are subsiding into oblivion? We often hear cases of online meeting up and breaking up, isn't it very strange sort of way to express how you feel about someone? Can it ever compare to the impact of the same expressed one to one looking into your eye? So many questions and no specific answer. Coming to think of it just a few minutes back I messaged 'I love you' for the third time in the day to someone, whereas I've never spoken these words in front of them ever. With this I vow to try and say the same in front of them, will I be able to do that, when they are around? God only knows! Thanks, to this virtual world, for killing all my one to one communication skills!
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