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{ Prof. S.S. Dogra }<\/p>\n
A Magic Lamp in Every Hand<\/p>\n
Today, every person holds \u201cAladdin\u2019s Lamp\u201d in their hand \u2014 the mobile phone!
\nWhatever we want, whenever we want \u2014 just press a button, and it appears.
\nTechnology has made the impossible possible.
\nIn the last 25 years, this mobile revolution has completely transformed our lifestyle, thinking, and behavior.
\nWhether it\u2019s a village or a city, the old or the young \u2014 everyone is now entangled in this digital web.<\/p>\n
The WhatsApp University and Lost Sensitivity<\/p>\n
This generation lives in an era of information explosion.
\n\u201cWhatsApp University\u201d has turned everyone into a so-called PhD holder \u2014
\nwithout real education, without depth.
\nEveryone has an opinion on everything, gives judgments, and believes they are right.<\/p>\n
But amidst this noise of knowledge, the tenderness of emotions and the warmth of relationships are gradually fading away.
\nTechnology has given us convenience but has taken away our humanity.
\nNow, returning a missed call, replying to a message, or asking about someone\u2019s well-being is considered a \u201cwaste of time.\u201d
\nWe are more connected than ever \u2014 yet lonelier than before.<\/p>\n
Affection in Front, Neglect Behind<\/p>\n
Often, we meet people who greet us warmly,
\ntouch our feet, express affection, and touch our hearts for a moment.
\nBut as soon as the meeting ends, the same person ignores our message or doesn\u2019t answer our call.<\/p>\n
This hypocrisy has become a new social norm.
\nOur words are sweet, but our hearts lack truth.
\nFaces smile, but emotions have frozen.<\/p>\n
Relationships Matter More Than Technology<\/p>\n
We must remember \u2014 mobile phones, the internet, and social media are only tools, not relationships.
\nTrust, affection, and empathy are not \u201capps\u201d that can be downloaded.
\nThey are born from the heart
\nand can only be preserved by those who still listen to their inner voice amidst the noise of machines.<\/p>\n
Today, everyone has an online presence,
\nbut human presence is rapidly disappearing.
\nWe are so engrossed in screens that we\u2019ve forgotten to look into each other\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n
Relationships Can\u2019t Survive on \u2018Read Seen\u2019<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time to ask ourselves \u2014
\nHas technology really taken us forward, or has it pushed us backward emotionally?
\nBecause relationships that depend on read seen, last seen, and online status \u2014
\nhow long can they truly last?<\/p>\n
Sometimes, the heart quietly asks \u2014
\nWhy meet such people
\nwhose smiles are fake and hearts empty?
\nWhose words are sweet, but actions contradict them?
\nWhere love is in words, but pretense in feelings?<\/p>\n
The Truth of an Old Hindi Song<\/p>\n
And then, an old Hindi film song echoes with timeless truth \u2014<\/p>\n
“Kya miliye aise logon se jinki fitrat chhupi rahe,
\nNakli chehra saamne aaye, asli soorat chhupi rahe\u2026”<\/p>\n
(\u201cWhy meet such people whose true nature stays hidden,
\nwhose fake faces are shown, while their real selves stay concealed…\u201d)<\/p>\n
Technology can connect us \u2014
\nbut only humans have the power to connect hearts.
\nThe mobile phone gives us convenience, speed, and knowledge \u2014
\nbut that genuine human touch, which reaches the soul,
\nis slowly disappearing.<\/p>\n
Now is the time \u2014
\nto lift our eyes from screens and look into each other\u2019s eyes,
\nto feel before sending a message,
\nand above all \u2014 to see a human being as human once again.<\/p>\n
(Writer: Prof. S.S. Dogra \u2014 Senior journalist and media educator, actively writing for over three decades on literature, sports, society and human sensitivity.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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