Communication

It was probably when i was in class 7 that land-phones started to become both very popular and plenty. Even though we managed not to have one for quit some time. I was probably in class 10 that we got a land phone. I remember before having the phone how we twisted our brains to find an alternative to say than "hello" after picking up the receiver. But till today we have been saying "hello". I think best of the things happen before the marking events, like we took time thinking an alternative while planning for the phone, but after having it we succumbed to the trend.

Then it was the turn of mobile phones. It was an discount offer to my brother which was the invitation pass for the first mobile in our house. I was probably in school at that time and got my personal mobile when i was in college 1st year.

Then came the broadband internet connection. The entry of it marked a huge change in everything. We got a connection after my campusing and i was in probably 3rd year of college.

I had to wait for all these a little bit more to become available to me, as i had to convince people that they will be fruitfully used. Now sometimes i feel that it would have been better if they were scarce. They made communication so easy that the warmth of communication is nowadays just the electronic voice or depends upon the speed of your typing. Commitments became easy as you can change them even at the last moment. New offers encouraged more communication. Speaking all day with your loved ones.This morning they got angry,by the afternoon they are happy. Emotions got diluted.Time got compressed.What you would have done in a day it now took only minutes. But the heart got broken. Chat services in internet made people available all the time. But i still think that phone call once a day (when there was not so many offers and internet) was warmer than anything. I would give away my mobile,my computer just to have one of those days back.Free sms services in mobile tempts people, but nothing comes free.You save your money and pay for it with something else.If i knew someone is sms-ing me after considering spending money,it would have more warmth than someone who is doing so just because of an offer. A relationship which is based upon offers are bound to be different than one without any boundary.What value a gift has if there is no sacrifice for it? Communication is bound to get as cheap as pebbles if these advancements are not understood.Mobile and chat services probably destroyed what land phones started to build.