So I was at this Republic Day function in my which my friend,
Anubha Rastogi, was performing a storytelling session (which rocked btw). My
task was to click photos of her performance all through the show. And with the
usual, manic streak that I approach every task, I made sure to click each and
every moment I thought worth capturing as the show went on.
However, midway through, I realized that in my zest to
capture everything, I was actually missing out on the whole show. I didn't care
what the experience was like, the only thing that mattered to me was to make
sure nothing was missed out on record. So I put away the camera, sat back, relaxed,
and that's when I actually began to enjoy the show. No rocket science
there. We all know that the brain is programmed to focus on one thing at a
time.
Which brings me to the topic - How much of a
camera-obsessed generation are we?
Instagram, Facebook,
Twitter, Myspace – all virtual spaces dedicated to us posting our life on reel
to thousands or maybe even millions of online users who may or may not care
about it.
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Go to any lounge or club
these days, and you will find groups of people and even couples who would be
more interested in snapping each other in various poses, or checking their
Facebook accounts on their phones, or uploading the group pics they just
clicked on Instagram, while the candles on their table wallow away and their
food gets cold. The ambience really doesn’t matter. You could put them in a
dark alley and they would still find an electricity pole to pose next to.
When did capturing an
experience become more important than living the experience itself? And what is
the funda behind it? Is the appearance of happiness more important than the
happiness itself?
So here’s an experiment to
try next time you’re out with friends. Put away that smartphone of yours no
matter how many times it beeps or boops or burns inside your pocket. Keep the
photo sessions for the end of the evening. Order something nice. Look at your
friends’ faces. And just … be there.
Lemme know how it goes.
You've made a good observation. Most times we forget that we are there to watch something and in the process of taking pictures, we miss all those moments. And yes, when you're with friends there is no need to be elsewhere at all. Well said
ReplyDeletevery nice thought indeed ..whenever i look around me whether in clg or outside everyone want to click their snaps ..well its gud but i found it quite funny ...may be cause i'm camera freak ....but yes wherever we are we should just enjoy the moments ....as may be the pics can take you back in pleasant past but they won't give you chance to live those moment again ......
ReplyDeleteagree clicking away = missing away.....last week I was at a concert and people around there were recording the show with their phones, not actually watching the concert. whats the use of recording n clicking when u cant enjoy the moment.
ReplyDeletesometimes feels smartphones prevent us from living in the moment, acts as a barrier between the person, the people and environment around them....... as life is just better lived than viewed
Thats soo true.....some tend to forget that instead of taking pics to post on social network,its more important to live it and cherish it forever...the pics will surely help you to remember about those moments,but the happiness,excitement wont be in the pics,awesome post as always....loove it (Y)
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