Our adult lives
are so busy and defined by our Whatsapp/ Facebook statuses.
Can we get those
days back where we talked face to face and not face to screen?
Can we rebuild
those cherished memories where we talked and walked along the streets of a
garden, beach or playground rather than the escalators and elevators of mall or
shopping arcade?
Can we go
back to those days where I was not judged by the time I took to receive a phone
call?
Can we sit #together in front on the TV and have dinner,
rather than be in different places for different dinners with different people?
Can we get up
in the morning and look at our reflection in the mirror rather than the IMs we missed
last night?
Can we not
judge a person based on why they have read but not replied to our message an
hour ago?
I miss those
simple times. Where we were not bound and gagged by technology.
I miss those
uncomplicated relationships and people.
Regardless of
those rich, vibrant memories of more than a decade ago, I love my times with my
family.
This is my memory
of my source strength and optimism for more than two and a half decades now:
My brother, mom,
dad and I have this routine of a "sitdown". We never timed it or
planned it in advance. It just happened. We love to share our viewpoints on
anything under the sun. We share food together, discuss plans, do homework, go
back to our fond memories and funny anecdotes. We used to differ in our
opinions too, but in the end, either one of us used to play mediator and get
back the house in order. We shared our day's stories, our feedback on things,
simple things that did not make much sense then, but used to make a lot of
difference in our lives.
In the end, we
came together as a family, we came together as a team, brimming with optimism
and positive attitude to life. My family gave me strength in my times of
difficulty and distress. Be it flunking in an exam or missing out on an
interview. When we sat down together as a family, the words of support and
wisdom poured in and mended the wounds of difficulty. They were through thick
and thin. That's what I cherish the most. That's what is lacking in perhaps
many families now-a-days.
We need
another person or a gadget to"connect". In my opinion technology
might have brought the world closer, so to say, but building and preserving
relationships perhaps is difficult using technology.
It is funny, that
we used to do this more than a once a week every month and it is now that I
miss those times the most. Since after my marriage, I have a new family. A
family that I have to nurture and bring to the table the same ideas and routine
of a sitdown. I hope to implement alike thought processes, positivity and the
values of togetherness, bonhomie and optimism on life.
Family. After all
there is nobody like family. With family, you are #together forever.
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