GB LAND GUEST POST SEGMENT: This segment in GB LAND doesn't only host posts from our guests but also compels them, literally, to send us a confession along. Karthik has confessed something. Lets read his post before we get to know that.
Kiss,Get Kissed, be blessed
We have with us Prasitha, who shares the below post with us.
Kiss,Get Kissed, be blessed
With Dhanush’s “I’m single and
I’m young“ VIP (Vellai Illa Pattadhari) going viral ,one must not forget
the other class in the society-the class to which three-fourth of the engineers
and engineers in making belong. The class to which I belong! Yes, I am 23 and in I’m in IT!! Having said
that, there are certain things one can be sure of
1. My day begins with sunset and ends when sun rises!
2. I am online in whatsApp (last seen hidden of course!)/Facebook
24X7.
3. Completely baffled about life and expert in aimlessly staring at
the 14 inch laptop screen.
Chuck the above information is hardly related to my post
:P Be it VIP or an IT professional and other minor sections of society, the
centripetal force of today’s world is technology. We respond faster to some
random FB posts than to our doorbell. We convey things to the world before we
convey them to our parents and best friends. Our popularity is measured by the
number of friends in our social networking site and by the likes that we get
for our profile pictures and our kids are befriended with angry birds and
subway surfers. Human-machine interaction is slowly replacing Human –Human
interaction. With the world going all ‘tech-savvy’ I am no exception!
Ever wondered how would your day go without mobile or
PC? Honestly, I never believed that I could depart from my mobile phone until I
encountered that 2 precious hours of my life! The hours I spent with little
kids as a part of my volunteering activity for an NGO. It was my first class
and the kids turned crazy and loved when I permitted them to operate my smart
phone. Though they had the least access to these devices, I was startled when
they questioned if I had talking tom and other similar applications (that even
I have never heard of) installed in my phone. I suddenly remembered that I was
there to teach them English for I believed that has become indispensable and a
must learn for our little brothers and sisters. Of course, it was an excuse to save
my 12K bucks phone!
Frankly in the beginning, I avoided using mobile phones
in front of the kids just to stop them from using mine and divert them into the
curriculum. But then I realised that it was them who actually diverted me from
reel to real world. I understood Google was of no help when they lovingly
tested my memory on how far I could remember their names. All my degrees and certifications
were in vain when they tested my knowledge in ninjas and power rangers. Thanks
to CTRL+C and CTRL+V, I lost my creativity especially when I had to cook up
stories for them. Honestly once, sitting unanswered in my VIVA VOCE was a pride
but trust me, not able to answer a child’s query would turn into your most
embarrassing moment of life. They would be so eager and interested in the
response. The kids look up to each volunteer as a role model. The clip we use
to tie our hair to the slippers we wear is/are noticed by them. Those interest
them. Our fad is their dream life style.
Becoming us would be their ambition in life. Your absenteeism will be
noted! They get so attached to you that they rightfully question for not
turning out to classes or even for not wearing a dupatta. They eagerly invite to
all annual and sports events. Our actual presence and attention is all they
need. You can see their eyes glow and lips part widely when you get their names
right. Being with them made me realise how important human relations are. They
rekindled the human –human interactions that were slowly fading away in my
life. They taught me the importance of giving attention to real life .Thanks to
you kiddos, I make it a point to cast aside my mobile phones when I am with
company and give people all the attention that they deserved, talk into their
eyes and gain their trust. A request to all people reading this- for once look
up from my monitor and face people, enjoy that bliss, for machines or codes
cannot rejoice over our happy moments but a gentle pat on our back by a human
can bring all the happiness.
After all, Happiness is also like kissing a person – You
can’t get one without giving! J
Thank you GB for the opportunity J My
confessions- yea , I have two :p
1. If this post is liked/ commented by ten random people who I don’t
know, I am starting my own blog J
2. I am thinking of writing a love story in Tamil (even in English
if this works out) and GB, You will be my heroine in it J
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