GET PRUDENT WITH YOUR TIME
If one compares the childhood
three decades back with current times, memories
are still fresh and fond to
remember . We used to play to the heart’s content till the dusk , still
had surplus time to prepare for exams
and for other unnecessary chores .
Sifting through today’s childhood
, its not at all easy for one to know where has the leisure time gone. The
little ones are always running a mad race starting early for school, shuttling
in extra classes ,coming back ,going for hobby classes till late evening and
facing piles of homework to be done. A day still holds 24 royal hours but
everybody is constantly lamenting a lack of time.Material as well as physical
help is available round the clock but everyone is reeling under the time pressure.Going to the depth of the situation, earlier the lady of the
house used to stay at home completing
the work in 24 hours but now the things are altogether different. Playing
equally on the work front , her independence, needs and ambitions have also
grown proportionately leaving a few hours at her disposal.Besides, the effect
of social media is weighing heavily on our lives. Their presence is 24/7.
Even while on family relaxing
tour , if one happens to view beautiful
scenery or any eye catching fancy flower, we tend to immediately capture it on
lens. Why do we not delve into/contemplate its immense beauty and feast our
eyes forever? Why is it that we believe in sending short messages or likes to a post instead of conventional
methods of socialisation? Although this media
has enabled us to talk to our loved and dear ones instantly at an
affordable cost , still we believe in few worded small text messages. Anyone of
us with a smartphone or tablet will think nothing of grabbing a few
seconds here and there for a quick browse. Sometimes
we get so engrossed in surfing and browsing that we hardly realize that an hour
or so has been frittered away.We get hooked on to the gadgets and miss
other important things on our to do list. Gadgets have taken the much cherished
time and space which is actually meant for other meaningful pursuits.
With
the help of the Internet , it has become
much easier to gather various required information and with twenty first
century gadgets available today, you can protect your child better and also
make the life of your child easier. But with all the modern gadgets and gizmos
that are attractive to children and adults alike, we are getting addicted. The
misfortune part of modern gadgets and gizmos is that today children are so
engrossed in these things that they do not want to go outside to play or even
read books.People prefer to be alone with their gadgets.
Socialization is a
course of sharing customs, ideologies
and norms without any inhibition.It is like having someone to talk to, share a
meal with, and sharing outside interests
giving enriched, happier and healthier lives . Unfortunately,we are
posing to be social by spending time on
virtual media without getting sensitive enough to conform to the norms of socialization. Virtual contacts and socialization gives instant gratification which is heading us to vacuity and fantasy.
This
media has gained strong reputation as a leader of our social lives and that too
at just a simple swipe of our phone. We definitely get distracted by
regular and constant forewarning notifications. Being active in groups on whats
app or facebook just for pastime results in mental drain weighing heavily on
our mind.
Few
of us will agree to disagree claiming that it is a good relaxation media as
well as good time pass. Before claiming we need to understand that relaxation helps
to attain increased state of calmness and reduce anxiety and stress. We need to coach our life
well whatever the relaxation technique
may be . Spending
time with gadgets and virtual media , if , helps you to tame your stress
and anxiety levels, you actually are on an edge but what if your stress is spiraling out of control
,giving you a fallacy , then the things really need to be checked. We need to be
careful and return to the “ real world”.
We are living this precious life
as a sprint instead of marathon .
You
simply feel good at the end when you have lived and conquered the day as
planned. Try to live each day as if you are not going to get another day.Its
not an overnight process ,not a magic or a miracle. It is we who have to strike
a cord with our time and ourselves.We need to encash every moment that the
Almighty has credited in our individual time account as no balance is going to
be carried forward.