There was a time when my mom used to tell me about her school, her college and her friends there. I loved listening to her. It was like going back on time, i could almost see the pretty girls in sarees and big bindis and the men with curly hair and bell bottoms-just like in old movies! I used to read her autograph books, and soon after the trip down memory lane, she would wonder aloud as to where and what exactly her pals might be doing now! i felt sad and wondered why God was so cruel to separate us from the ones we loved so dearly...
It was during such conversations that i thought that one day, even i would be missing my friends just like her and the next day i'd go to school with a renewed sense of thankfulness that my pals are still around me!
Years went by and internet entered my home and with it came the age of social networking. As schoolgirls it was in our blood to keep talking on phone after school even when (read especially if!) we've talked for hours in school! But it was at the expense of getting shouted at, from dad mom bro..phew! So, i couldn't be happier when i discovered orkut! i could chat with my pals 24*7 and it was exciting...we knew when each of us had dinner,what everyone else at their home was doing etc...it was like a virtual sleepover!
That was about being in touch with known buddies. The wonder of internet didn't stop there! I discovered that i could make new friends too..!! Thankfully, i wasn't stupid enough to befriend totally unknown people but i was stupid nonetheless to choose people i was merely acquainted with (read barely knew!!) and fortunately or unfortunately my friends circle was supposedly growing. :-/
Most of all i was glad that i was in touch with my school friends even after school!
Alright,the rose petals end here babe..!! :)
Five years from then, today, when i look back i realise that i have two hundred twenty nine friends in my friends list, out of which i can't point out even a dozen with whom i'm truly in touch with! Yes, i did get that exhilarating feeling when i found them on the net, and yes i did have a nice 'omg!! i can't believe it' chat with them, but after that??-- the truth remains that i have honestly NO idea what he/she is like now! At the end of the day i don't know that person! If i can't say a thing about people i knew what can i say about people i barely knew?? *smirks*.The friends who really care use the telephone. Even if i have to hear it from dad, i think the old technology suits me!
Today i use orkut or fb or twitter only to have fun posting my views and to see what my once upon a time pals are upto. Its fun to see how they look today-tall, grown up, new hairstyles and what not! i can also know what exactly they are doing etc. So, I'm still thankful that i was born in this age because networking does help me save my once upon a time friends in a list and their present status is just a click away! I dont have to imagine what my pals might be doing-i can see for myself and i can even chat with them over a coffee for ol' times sake. But at the end of the day the important thing is that i shut down the computer and remember, that old times NEVER come back and new ones are NEVER formed in front of the monitor,for if they had there'd be chaos instead of life!! I mean, imagine i had thoughts about aaall my friends, right from kindergarten in my head--WTH! my head would blow up!!
I'm happy with a friend from my 1st standard, with one from my 6th standard,one from my 10th standard, 1 from my twelfth std,1 from Francis and with the ones in my coll--- five from the past and rest from the present is all i need!
Mom, don't worry, you didn't lose out much! i promise--i who was the goddess of social networking at home! Our lives are better off when we forget people with time. Now i know the reason why God used take our school friends beyond our reach after school years and so on...because its best that way! :D
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