What's the very first thing we do in the morning? ... No, its not brushing the teeth... Bath?? ...no....what?? morning prayer?? O you never do that..... not even pee. Its the checking of mobile for any new message.
And who says mobile made our life simple?? My Mom calls me 4 times in the journey of three hours from Ludhiana to Chandigarh. 40% of my pocket money goes to enable this device ring. It is like some body part is missing when we run out of balance in mobile.
Actually I did one experiment "Life without mobile." I decided to switch off my mobile for 10 days. But I messed up in just 6 days. But in these 6 days, by just switching off this 3"x 2" device, I missed 3 extra classes because nothing to call me, 2 birthday parties, 10-12 of friends who came in hostel specially to meet me failed in their mission because I was somewhere else and..... whom to call?
My roommate calls an average of 4 hours daily to his girlfriend. And I calculated in 2 years of MCA he spent app. 87600 minutes in calling and I got the reason for 9000 crore turnover of Airtel. More friendships.... more no. of calls.... more business. Good strategy, I'll use sometime in my business. I still wonder how my Grandma spent two years without talking to my grandpa when he went to Bombay for trading.
This is the only device that taught us how to do everything with just one hand because the other hand is always busy in connecting the mobile with the listening mechanism of our body. Now we can eat, drive or even go to loo with just one hand. Some of my hostel mates developed their skills of tie up their laces of shoes with just one hand.
I am so hooked with text messages that even in exam I write like "Denis Richy ws a gr8 bdy."
This device disturbed me thrice while I was writing this blog post. And I have to rush now because my mobile screen is showing that we planned to hang out today and I'm one hour late. OK guys... bye. see ya.
----- Kapil Garg-------
good fact im also suffering from d same disease ,write abt its remedies also
ReplyDeletevery true, i think my phne has more control over my life than myself.... becoz it decides where i hve to go, to whom i hve to meet... nd all the unproductive task, i hve to do through out a day....
ReplyDeleteThis z d ugly truth !!,,,v ppl r getting addicted 2 it,,,n dnt evn accept it,,,bt i think v shud stop it ,,,n try 2 avoid it as far as possible,,,u hv shown vry nycly wid dis small txt n i likd it!!
ReplyDeletegud luck 4 ur future
--KAVITA
Most of the useful things in this universe have positive and negative effects..its just that we should create a balance as the nature has done for us in a beautiful manner..it reminds me one of my friends who always says, "too much of everything is useless".
ReplyDeletevry true kapil....when i was reading ur blog i was realising tht smbdy has read my mind n has published it on this blog...Am also tired of my cell phone bt can't help it bcoz it has bcome one of the most indispensible things in life..... It is said nw daz tht food, clothes, house and Mobile is human's basic need......
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very true...
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ReplyDeletesooper true...!i wish i had d courage to stay away from my phone for even one full day...god give me strength..!!
ReplyDeleteIt is true. i do look at the cellphone first thing in the morning :p
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