wite a paragraph on disconnet and connect
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We are surrounded by technology, and it is progressing for our own good. But, excess of anything starts to take a toll on our personal lives without us even noticing. Same is the case with social media. Previously, the word ‘social’ used to refer a person who attends social gatherings, get-togethers, and spends quality time with relatives, friends, etc. But, now its definition has changed completely because of technology innovation. Suddenly a person is considered social if he or she is spends hours active on social media, rarely even interacting with those friends off-line.
Do we really need these social websites to interact with the people we love? What about that love, care, and concern that we used to show before, meeting face to face? Social media can never take that place of personal interactions. It is not that they are not good at all, they definitely help us to remain connected with people, but the increased involvement of social media in life is somewhere making us forget about the warmth and love of real life connections.
Even when we do plan a dinner outside with friends or a family, a large chunk of that time is eaten up on smartphones, checking the social status or activities of our friends online. We are the generation of less talk and more surf. Often forgetting to compliment each other face to face, we never forget to like a status, photo, or send a Facebook birthday wish to those friends we’d otherwise perhaps not remember. Instead of thinking about the people right across from us, we remain more concerned about the interactions of friends online. Does our online social life overpower our real social life or supplement it? Is the convenience of digital interaction replacing the intimacy of our relationships?
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There are different ways to look at the Connect/Disconnect issue you present. As you know, George, this is something I personally think about all the time and try to improve. As a mother with two young children and working full time, I find it difficult to find balance between school and home, let alone throw in any time for taking care of myself in there. One could spend every hour engaged in "being connected" to our mobile devices, email, catch up on Facebook, Twitter, etc. I do believe, though, that it's important to disconnect at some point too. Being a teacher is a part of my identity, but it's not my entire identity. It is one piece of me that I love and I put a lot of work into. However, I am also a mother, wife, daughter, friend…… There are other parts of my life that need me too.
I definitely don't feel like I'm "there" yet in terms of balance, but will continue to strive for it. Thanks for another great post