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Having passed out from school at Delhi in early seventies most
friends were only boys as the society then were too traditional in India and
having a girl was frowned upon. After school most of us dispersed for our
studies to various parts of India and the slowly the bond dissipated due to
tedious communication protocols present at those times. The bond of friendship
at an early age and if it continuous then they are the best as it grows with time
and are very strong. Few are very lucky to have such friends in their lives ---
langoti yaar with whom you could share everything that is happening in one’s
life. Unfortunately I do not have one true friend though I do have many casual friends
that I have picked up at work place or during trips out into nature with whom I
can spend time and relax but cannot share personal details.
During this digital age you gather over thousands of friend be it on
Facebook, Instagram or any other social media networks but then you may hardly
know about the person unless your interaction with the said person is regular basis
or meet in person. Many of these friendships are based on your interests or for
mutual benefits … you scratch my back and I will scratch your type. This is very
evident on the social media networks including on this portal… you like a person’s
blog and you would notice immediately find that person liking your blog
irrespective of the content of the blog. So these friendships gathered on
social media networks hardly pans out in real life unless you know the person
in real life. No doubt you may share all your personal problems with your efriend
since you are very comfortable to venting all your feelings to a computer
screen which is the medium of communication with the knowledge that you are
anonymous and would not be ridiculed or judged.
Real life friends who move away can be in touch easily this day
through various medium available and the bonds of friendship does not break so easily.
So my take on the friendship during this digital era is that you can be in
regular touch with friends irrespective of the distances and maintain the same.
Due to this advancement in technology I was able to reconnect with few of my
classmates from school at the dusk of my life and we do have a very lively
group meeting up and reliving our school days.
Make good friends in life and maintain them throughout and I am sure
you would reap the benefits of friends.
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