On the other side!

Life on the other side of the fence almost always looks so beautiful, so perfect. It is, perhaps our human intelligent cells, which jumps to the next opportunity to compare and to put things into relativity. We generally like to measure our success by comparing ourselves with others instead of measuring our own milestones and see how far we have arrived.

Counting our own blessings is so important. More so now with the whole evolution of social media, it is vital to stay grounded and be lot more practical. This is one of the most common topics of discussion between me and my very good friend. Especially, mediums like facebook, instagram and whatsapp have been too intrusive and open about human lives. It tells you everything about someone who is socially very active - where did they go, what are they doing, what food they like, their beliefs, their friend circle, affairs, breakup and EVERYTHING.

Whatever it is, i feel that these social mediums have turned into a page 3 of the online world. One is supposed to look good to be able to feature at the centre of the page or to garner more likes. It is so ironical that there are people who are going through shit loads in their personal lives and yet they wear such pretty masks when it comes to their digital life. For e.g. I know this couple who are on the verge of a breakup and they are going through a rough phase  and cant stand each other in real life. The next thing i see on facebook is that they are posting a cozy picture of theirs with a fake smile and definitely fake pout. 

May be it is the other side of digital transformation - paradox of human behavior!!!

Jini