Invasion of the cyberspace
into my space, has a zombie effect,
degenerated lifestyles rule the roost
slumped shoulders, frozen thumbs
poor postures, sore eyes.
Buzzing phones vibrate all the time
likes, comments, emojis
dominate friendship chats
conversation is through the keys,
fingers have forgotten to hold a pen.
Texting with short forms
have rendered spellings obsolete.
Before the advent of the smart phone,
I was a lot smarter,
Once a storehouse of information
Now, memory is a fading asset.
Life without google seems impossible
an app for anything under the sun,
an answer to all our questions,
our brain seems to be out of work!
The mobile has replaced every other gadget
it has stolen my time from me
making me a prisoner in its “cell”!
While there is no denying about the many benefits of the mobile, I somehow feel we have become its slaves! This is one of it’s negative facets I have highlighted.
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Absolutely true and agree totally with your words, Radhika. Today life has really become all mobile and mobile and technology has really played havoc on our minds.
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Yes Kamal. Unfortunately it has eroded into all aspects of life. Even toddlers seem to be attracted by it. It’s repercussions can be disastrous in the time to come.
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Yes I so agree with your words, mobiles have eaten in all our lives.
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Just wow!.. You pointed out side effects so correctly….this is so relevant in today’s mobile world….mobile is addiction , hard to stop.
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Thanks Bhavana. I guess it’s time we all indulged in some digital detox!
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Yes…very much needed 😑
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Very true Radhika. The next thing waiting to happen is a baby being born with a chip or a gadget. Its become so much of a necessity than a need based device. I often tell my kids, that our childhood days were much better than today. I just want to rewind and go back..
Well written, as always 👌
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No doubt about that Deepika. We grew up in a golden era, with modest luxuries but luxurious connect with people 😁
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Agree and well said 👍
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We all have become enslaved by this digital world.
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Sadly that is true Arlene!
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Like this a lot! Nice flow and concept to it. You’ve got my follow. Check out my comedy blog and give it a follow if you like it!
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Thank you! Will check out yours too!
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Sure! Awesome!
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Beautiful poem explained how we are becoming addicted to gadgets rather than using them appropriately
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Thank you Tanvir. It is quite alarming to see the rising trend of using it almost 24/7!
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Absolutely true
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Isn’t it the truth, Radhika? I was a phone number directory before cell phones and computer and other digital devices. I memorized all the phone numbers. Right now I may remember 5 phone numbers,,,!
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Exactly my point Miriam. We are gradually losing our ability to think. We would be so lost without our phone.
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My phone was in my washing machine once and I couldn’t “save” it. I almost had a heart attack, thinking that I lost all the contacts. My only choice was to get a new phone and had the phone numbers transferred to a new chip!
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Oh my gosh! These days contacts, pictures, other important info are all on the phone! Of course there are ways to retrieve them but the phone has become indispensable!
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Yes, I know. especially my daughter’s generation, they have every thing on the phone!!
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Yes!! So true for the present generation of youngsters.
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They store every in iCloud. I guess they can retrieve it from different devices.
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Yes!
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🙂
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great post on a very relevant topic … we need to use our gadgets, not be ruled by them!
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Well said Kate! But unfortunately most of us have succumbed to it’s lure!
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then I am indeed blessed!
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👍🙂
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Nice post Radhika
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Thanks Daneel!
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Welcome Radhika
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Thank you Radhika for this very topical and important poem.
I often look and think of it and deliberately resist becoming too dependent.
We could easily become the servants of the very technology we saw as tools.
Do write letters by hand, at least some. Send handwritten cards. Chock the world.
Don’t have to many apps. Switch off and be with people. No phones when out with friends etc. A mini revolution. :))
Miriam
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Writing letters by hand! Wow, that’s so wonderful Miriam and adds such a personal touch. Unless we set strict rules for ourselves regarding it’s usage, we are going to be it’s slaves. I think you’ve taken steps in the right direction by not letting it conquer your life, and enjoy the small joys of connecting in person ❤️👍
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Very true.
I am becoming lazy with technology.
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Many of us are Vikram! I hope the awareness of it’s negatives rises specially with the younger generation!
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This is absolutely true Radhika and you’ve expressed it so well! The mobile has made me frustratingly dependent on calculators & spell check!
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Seriously Divya, at times I flounder for some basic spelling and arithmetic. Only solace in reading your comment is that I am happy that I am not the only one facing this problem 😁
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Great post Radhika,
Einstein said “I Fear the Day that Technology Will Surpass Our Human Interaction”. I believe that was because of the reasons you mention above 🙂
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A visionary scientist indeed! The way things are going, his prophecy seems to be ringing in true! Thanks Ben for sharing your thoughts 🙂
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It’s true that we depend a lot on our smartphones these days, for everything! I used to remember at least 20 landline numbers of relatives and friends, but now, I have to consult the phone even for my father’s number…
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Haha! Don’t worry Mani, many of us are in the same boat. But it’s really sad to see this reverse progression in people , thanks to the mobiles!
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Reverse progression it is. Without our smartphones, we almost have no identity!
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Agree!!
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True but now I cannot imagine a world without…!
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Yes , as we have become a world of global addicts!
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How true and how nice, Radhika!
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Thanks Kunal!
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We all were… and life without Google, smileys… ecards… was… life… now we have to struggle against its imitation…
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Absolutely B! We were so very contented with life in all it’s simplicity. Now it is hard to imagine life without Google baba 😕, just like fish out of water!
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… not to mention having a good time without posting photos of (faked) happiness on Facebook and Instagram…
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So true. Read somewhere ,that earlier people would go mad if someone read their dairy. Now they go mad if people don’t like or comment on their social media posts and pics😁
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Exactly!!!!
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So very true! I hate it when people mutilate the language by using short forms that bear absolutely no resemblance whatsoever to the actual word! Buzzing phones have turned us all into prisoners. That last paragraph is awesome. I love that play on the word “cell”. Nicely penned, my dear.
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Thank you so much Shweta. In fact I find it difficult to read the text in short forms. They just do a cold blooded murder of the language!
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I know, right! I’m in total agreement. Short forms make me go crazy. Not only do they mutilate the language, the effort required to decipher them is too much!
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Very true 🙂 you put that beautifully.
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Thank you Jayshree 🙂
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Absolutely true Radhika. We are so chained to the smartphones today. It true when they say” Phones are getting smarter and people are getting dumb”.
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Yes Megha, soon it’s going to be a universal truth!
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It already is.I can’t tell you how many people have walked in front of my car while looking at their phones.
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Oh God! Where are we heading to 🙄
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Straight to god..for them
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😁😁
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Ha ha. Very true.
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Thanks Hema! Yes it is a reality today for many of us!
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Totally agree with it, Radhika.
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Very true, we are all in a way denying that we feel the same 🙂
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Glad you agree with me Pragalbha!
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So truly said ma’am. Though it has some benefits, there’s also disadvantages in it. You had described reality beautifully in your own way as always.
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Many thanks Meenakshi. Addiction to it is the price we are paying for all it’s benefits!
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You made me smile. I am one of those who leaves the phone at the bottom of my bag… and forgets to charge it! [smiles] Kenza.
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Haha! Refreshing to find a soul who is still disconnected with the phone. I am sure you must be finding a lot of more time to do the things you enjoy doing. It was wonderful to read your comment Kenza! Inspire others to wean off their phones😁👍
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Totally agree with this thought !
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Thanks Gourav for agreeing on this one 👍
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Yes it must be terrible to be slaves of machines, and I feel those people do not even realize they have become addicts. Very well expressed.
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Very much so Lakshmi. It has become a part of their being for them.
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Your presentation of being smarter even now seems to have proved.
Such beautiful facts you have revealed Radhika.
But it seems inevitable.
😇🙄
Shiva
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Sadly so. But my mantra would be to follow moderate usage. Thanks Shiva!!
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That should be the Mantra
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Oh Yes!We have been slaved by the cell and surely these smart creations have rendered humans dumb.. or at least close to dumb.
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Absolutely Pranitha. Simple arithmetic, recalling phone numbers all seem so daunting now!
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So true! I hate mobile!!
“making me a prisoner in its “cell”!” 😄👍
Recently there was a news article on how children these days cant hold pencil properly due to excessive use of touchscreen!!! One of your lines is true in this context!!
Reminds me of one of my initial blogging days post on the same topic.
https://mybrokenwords.wordpress.com/2016/10/16/when-heads-were-held-high/
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Thanks so much. I too read about a child trying to zoom in a pic from a book thinking it to be a touch screen. It should be a wake up call to all!
Will read your post too in a while!
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Trying to zoom from book!!!!! Woww!! Too much really!!! Indeed should be a wake up call now!!!
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Absolutely!!
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Amusing read
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Thanks Shiva!
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