Reema was always this perfect person I admired. She had the grace and beauty of an actress and the poise of a gymnast. A beautiful soul, she seemed to live her life on her own terms. She was among the first few people whose blog I visited. She seemed very nice and genuinely caring. And, her views always were so pragmatic. She could spit fire when it came to issues close to her heart. That quality I admired and tried to emulate. Wow, with puppy eyes, I looked at the number of followers she had. “Is it even possible to have so many people like your blog?” I thought.
Then she became my friend on Facebook. Every update she put up immediately got number of comments and likes. Every picture of hers got her amazing “oohs” and “aahs.” I was a little jealous of her too. It seemed that she led a picture perfect life. She had a great job and a loving husband.
Then, one fine day I noticed that an “always online” person like her had gone quiet. There were no posts, no status updates. I messaged her after a couple of days but received no reply. I was curious but not too worried. She might be taking a well-deserved vacation I thought. And then a friend forwarded a news item in one of the online magazines. She was in hospital in coma. She was fighting for life. I gasped when I saw that picture. She looked very different from her online persona.
The news item mentioned that the lady had tried to commit suicide. What could have gone wrong? She led a perfect life. The article mentioned that her husband was a womanizer contrary to what she had projected in her lovely relationship blogs. She was suffering from domestic abuse since quite some time. She was struggling with depression and weight issues as well. And, the final straw before she consumed an overdose of sleeping pills was the loss of her job. Alone, helpless and with no friends except of the virtual kind who anyway knew a different her, she took the decision to take her life.
Is this virtual world a chimera? Is projection the name of the game? Photo shopped pictures, lovey dovey comments, socially indignant individuals – do they exist? Or, is it just a means of escape for some desperate souls crying out for help?
* This is a work of fiction
Pic courtesy: Freedigitalphotos.net
That is a super dark fiction story. Scary actually! I pray and hope I don’t know any blogger like her.
I think we all know of people who exhibit shades of such behavior — a little hypocrisy, some make believe, a means of escape from the dreary routine.
The virtual world is as good as we want it to be… feed it false information or cooked up stories and all you get is insincere pats! So in a way, the virtual world is as real as the reality that you perceive in your mind.
Arvind Passey
http://www.passey.info
True Arvind!But sometimes taking things at face value might be to your detriment. After all we don’t really know how much is fact and how much is fiction.
The virtual world scares me at times – It’s a projection I feel. We show what we want to show and hide what we don’t want the world to see. We get so involved in the lives of our acquaintances that we start avoiding our friends in the “real life”. I now a lady like the one you mentioned in your story – Timeline filled with travel tales, outings– she is a member of every travel forum and cultural association to be found on FB – But in real life she doesn’t have a good marriage and all this is her means to escape reality !
FB offers me the opportunity to meet a lot of like-minded people and be a part of forums. But I hate this blind following and sending of friends requests …
The problem begins when the virtual world overpowers our real world!
I completely agree, Ruchira! I have the same feeling — we only show what we want to. Of course, it is not necessary to wash your dirty linen in public. But projecting something that does not exist — could it be hypocrisy or a means of escape? I have been very naive taking people at face value, but I am wiser after some eye-opening incidents. I know someone similar who always posts very positive updates, when I know that in real life their life is deluged with problems. So many of us are forgetting that the real world is most important. We are getting sucked into this virtual matrix.
No one is perfect. And I have learnt the hard way – not to believe what I see. I used to prejudiced to first impressions; but not any more. It is so sad, na that we make virtual friends but are not able to reach out to real people.
The first word got me hooked, I thought what are you writing about me. He he. But glad that it is not about me.
Congrats on ur 501 posts and 100000 visitors. Yay, way to go. You surely rock
hehe Sorry, Reema was just a coincidental usage! You are one very real person, Bhagyashree. I have always appreciated you for your honesty and how you stick it out through adversity. But, not everyone is as transparent and honest, na! And, I guess we need to be wary about whom we connect with and how much!
When the real life gets tough, escaping into a parallel universe which is the virtual world becomes a reality for some!
I know a friend whose FB is full of pics which shows she is always partying with a big group at exotic places of the town, decked up in designer clothes and countless pics of a happy marriage but in real life she is so lonely and suffers from depression and a cold marriage!
Scary it is but it is a reality for some!
Scary na! And, it seems like most of us know of some such person who live two very different lives in the real and in the virtual world.
I guess, if you spend so much time in front of a PC on FB and blogs, then such things are inevitable
That is a worrying trend too being always online.
Rachna, I have read many true-life stories like this. Recently the passing away of a blogger known to all of us generated a lot of discussion about the nature of social networks. The mentioned blogger was a bubbly and sweet person and always had a smile on her face. It was devastating to hear that she had chosen the path of ending her own life. And none of us had a clue about what was going on in her life. I wonder why this happens. When we have groups in Facebook, I think the connection should go beyond “likes,” comments and lovely words. The group should also give a feeling of camaraderie and being there for each other.
A very timely post.
Joy always,
Susan
Oh how sad, Susan. Personally, I don’t know anyone who has ended their lives in the way I described above, but I know of people who are sad and troubled and try to escape by projecting a perfect life. I agree that interaction must create a supportive group. But then again in a virtual group, you can’t really be sure of the actual lives and intentions of these people. Only, once we meet and know them in real life can we understand them.
Rachna – I second what Susan says. The passing of this girl (she’ll always be a girl in my eyes) was such a traumatic thing for us to go through as a group. Some of the members knew her in person and that made it even harder.
But your story is not really a piece of fiction. I’ve seen it being played out in quite a few cases. Maybe not the dramatic ending, but the illusions of people being something they are not. As much as I love connecting with people online, I try often to take it beyond that. Thank you for another wonderful post, Rachna. ♥
I feel so sad for you guys and understand the anguish you must have felt. I understand that part, many here have talked about their own experiences of a similar kind. As much as I love connecting with people online, I’ve also understood that it can get terribly time consuming and emotionally draining as well. You know how I have been feeling of late. But, I do open out to my virtual blogger friends with open arms and share my feelings with them. Zephyr and you are two such people I write to regularly about my feelings. Thank you so much, Corinne, as always for your sensible words.
Hi Rachna. I saw your post from Corinne’s RT. I agree that it could be emotionally draining to connect (not only with people online but also outside of the net). I’m strengthening my boundaries every now and then by getting off.
I was writing something on ‘sincerity’ and I found your post very helpful. I was able to reflect on it a lot.
The truth is that people ‘know’ different sides of us because of the particular side we show that friend. I’m sure if 4 people were asked to write about one friend, we’ll read four sides of him/her.
What makes me ‘cringe’ is the ‘perfect’ world or the world one ‘wishes’ to project to other people.
Sincerity ~ liberty…oh well…
Great story, Rachna! One should not take things at face value, either online and offline.
Thank you CW!
this was totally unexpected, well real like is , tough .
Thank you Poonam!
Firstly congrats on your 501 posts 🙂
This is truly very sad.. I have also seen such people and read about a new thing known as face book depression where people get depressed looking at other people’s happy pictures.
For me also FB is an outlet but of a positive kind. I am just myself there. Though I write under a different name and don’t put my real pictures my blog and FB is the only place where I am truly myself.
Very touching post..loved reading it.. And am thinking as where has the technology developments brought us to 🙂
Thanks so much, Me! I understand what you are saying. I also understand the importance of anonymity in these dangerous times. Technology has a lot of advantages and perils as well.
brilliant//
Thank you Vinay!
Interesting. I had written an article on this long back where I had argued that one need not align virtual and real identity – that one can have different lives in real and virtual world and both can be equally true in a philosophical sense. Why continue the same humdrum real life into virtual world. Why not create the life of your dreams where you can? The character in your story at least got some solace that way.
That’s a very interesting perspective, TF! But then the associations based on such a profile, do you think, will be real and honest?
I have read some articles in psychology about how people try to portray only positive things about themselves in social networking websites like FB. It also mentioned, that people in some testing situations get more depressed when they get the feel that the entire world i.e. what they see through FB is in a better situation.
FB depression is a real problem. And, a bigger problem is being stuck to the internet — the addiction to always put up something, expect comments, reply, and the immeasurable urge to be out there.
We must not forget that all that glitters is not gold:) Nice writing Rachna!
Thank you Rahul! Very aptly put.
That is a hard relaity. People shiw up this picture perfect virtual life, while in relaity may not have anything of that. Dunno if that a solcae for poor relationships and depression. Someone close by really needs to help there!
Agree Jenny! In such a scenario, someone in their real life needs to recognize the problem and pitch in.
Definitely virtual world is an escape. We do project as everything is fine..but, there are people who are genuine too. Like a coin there is always two sides. It can be scary.
Yes, there are genuine folks there. And, there are no black and whites. We are all hypocritical to some extent, don’t you think?
I do hope I can portray a “perfect life” online so that more people will like me. But then my life is far from perfect and so I write about some of the struggles that I go through in the hopes of being an inspiration to someone who could be going through the same thing.
Greetings from Blogplicity. Take care and God bless, Rachna. <3 🙂
Thank you so much, Irene! Hugs to you too. And, I believe there is no one out there whose life is perfect. Some people choose to show the happier side. That is okay. But concocting stuff is dishonest to me. And, I find it hard to relate to such people.
Reality Check:
1. ‘Perfection’ is a highly personal concept. What is perfect to a fish cannot be perfect to a kangaroo.
2. ‘Perfection’ within the group can again be subjective. Sone are fresh water fish while some flourish in the sea.
3. ‘Perfection’ among the freshwater, or the sea fish for that matter, can be a realtive concept.
4. Among the strictly homogenous, those who are ‘less perfect’ could do better by appreciating higher perfection rather than shying away from it.
5. Perfection is more a journey than a destination.
6. Perfection is a state of mind.
May all the people have the wisdom to recognize that, Umashankar!
WEll hmm I will say what Rahul sir said above .. all that shines is not GOld..
people are very very clever these days and seldom it is that the face you see is the same face when they turn around …
Bikram’s
so, you’ve had bitter experiences as well? We’ll swap stories some day :).
I am sure we will Rachna.. world is full of CLEVER people
Shocking! I believe blogging is similar to every other media out there – music, cinema etc. A rare few like my blog friends are genuine gems – including you Rachna! We do not hesitate to share our feelings good or bad. But then for some the virtual world is their imaginary perfect world where they live and thrive in “perfect” lives. Shocking!
Thank you so much, NRIGirl! You are so sweet! And you are such a genuine person yourself always spreading love and goodnatured goodness through your blog.
Oh! I wish that never happens to anyone but there are lot of females I know who portray a completely different image on net. Being happy in personal life is rather important to me. And had you not written the disclaimer, I would have taken it for real. There is so much conviction in your writing. 🙂
I know of some such people as well. You are absolutely right that it is important to be happier in real life even if you don’t talk about it. It is okay to talk about your pain too. There is so much support out here if only we will open our hearts. Thank you so much for your warm words. Coming from a writer and poet of your calibre — they mean a lot to me.
Gosh. Thought provoking post to say the least. I too get jealous of bloggers who seem to have tons of followers. But I have found some really caring souls on line, ones who offer comfort when I can’t seek it in the real world; with issues that perhaps I don’t want broadcast to relatives on Facebook or neighbors. But the cyber world cant replace the day to day realities. I am always suspicious anyway, (and frankly find a bit dull) blog posts that tout only the wonderful children and perfectly loving hubby.
Thank you so much Sandra for your comment. I have found some very warm and inspiring people online and a bunch of great women who try to help each other out. But, I’ve also seen some posers. And, hopefully I am less naive now :).
I thought I posted a comment here – a rather longish one at that. Did it disappear?
I retrieved it from spam. Sorry about that.
Virtual world should never be allowed to replace the real world.Shammers like the one you have written about, give discontent to so many.That is why we hear of Facebook Depression nowadays.
So true Indu. FB depression is real and so is online addiction. Wish more people reclaimed their real lives.
Rachna,
It is one of the ways many find to offload own burdens but give rosy picture. If one reads carefully, one can at some point of time read what is between the lines. Virtual friends are fine but not as good as real life friends. So one should never let go off real life friends and share burdens with them. Even while in virtual world one can become friends with some and convert it to real world friends. I feel sad for her. I hope and pray that all goes fine for her now.
Take care
I agree to both your premises. Virtual friends can become great real life friends and real life friends or support base are needed for all of us. This post is fictional, so that is the way the story ends.
I think there two aspects in this fictional story.
Reema’s domestic life wasn’t what she portrayed.With a cheat for a husband and domestic abuse,she took the only way she knew to end the misery when she lost her job.
Even in real life people put on different faces and do not reveal the personal problems and may present a jolly disposition.This sad end of Reema has nothing to do with her blogging and virtual friends in her readers.There are good souls in blogging world who would go out of way to help a co-blogger in distress.But care in choice of real friends from the virtual world is a prereqisite.
A nice story with an unexpected twist at the end
Absolutely right, KP sir. We all are putting our best front forward, aren’t we? And, can we grudge her the happiness that she found in her imaginary life? Of course not. I just wish that the warm person that she was, she had done something else with her life to reduce her pain. After all, our lives play out in the real world, don’t they? Thank you so much. I am not very good at writing stories, but your words provide me the much needed boost.
You have done a great job.Look at the number of readers and I envy you.I wish that you write a lot more stories.On social issues every one writes giving one’s view.But stories are creative and can become addictive too.You can also leave a message through the story.It gives the same joy as painting a picture,creating a garden,making a piece of jewelry or cooking an esoteric dish.I enjoy thoroughly writing stories.I want you to do also
I am grateful to all my readers who are always there to support whatever I write. You are so right about the story. Every person interprets it in their own way and takes out what they want. And, that is so beautiful. You are a master story teller and an inspiration for me to write better stories. Thank you for your kind words.
Nice piece of writing Rachna! I liked the last line…maybe this is true.
Thank you Tarang! This story is fictional, but looks like many commenters could relate it with people they have come across.
A thought provoking post Rachna. It is scary , when people do not project what they are.But we can see through them eventually. A perfect blogger is not projecting the real feelings, but showing what the readers might want to see, according to him.
So true. Sometimes, all of us do that. We project an image, we know others will dig or that will make us look good. We all are hypocrites in that sense.
Personally I haven’t encountered anyone who put up a false face online, but heard many stories that people do like that. I think it’s all to escape their personal trauma and live in a virtual world free of troubles and only happiness. If this world gives them the strength they desire, then may be they are successful of creating a virtual halo around them. And if it’s the other way, there is no meaning in the whole thing. Many people have troubled lives and they can’t disclose it. And in turn they create this virtual world to find solace. OMG Rachna, my comment sounds as if I am representing them…haha..no, I am not..:)
No absolutely not, Latha. It is an important point of view that you have shared with all of us. Perhaps, that is the reason why they turn to something pleasant and beautiful. But, finally they have to focus on problems in the real world, don’t they?
its very sad.. I would go with the rahul..
“all that glitters is not gold”
Thank you Harman. Very sad, true.
Fiction? That was a very believable story. 🙂
I’d say Reema sounds like a good blogger. It looks like she wrote about things that mattered to people and she connected with her audience very well.
She must have been playing escapist but if blogging made her feel better, good for her. :)If Reema put up a positive face, then she probably did spread some positivity too. I guess as long as all this doesn’t hurt anybody, it’s Okay.
And such a good point you made. She brought happiness to others and got some happiness out of it for herself. Surely that cannot be that bad. Thank you Divya.
Rachna, I just had to come by and share this with you. I happened to watch two sort-of relationship counselors and guess what — they are both divorced. One has been in 3 relationships. They’re both pretty popular and they apparently do a good job. They say they’re able do the job because they know ‘What-not-to-do.’ Makes sense, na?
They reminded me of your character here – Reema. 🙂
Have a great weekend.
hehe Good one Divya! Now those who have successful relationships know what not to do as well as what to do. So I guess, they are better off, don’t you think? :).
Omg.. Rachna.. That was a very troubling tale. I didn’t know what was coming. I agree.. it is indeed true that often times the virtual image of a person we see may not be synchronous with their real lives. It definitely comes as a shock that a person we thought we knew so well was so different in reality. I pray and hope that this stays as a work of fiction. And also people should try and focus more on actually being happy rather than just portraying a rosy picture. I know it is easier said than done but still every effort should be taken towards that rather than covering it up with a happy face. Nice and thought provoking post.
thank you so much, Raj! I personally haven’t come across someone who has had such a drastic life, but looks like many people could relate to the story. I agree with your premise that building on a happy real life is more important. But, of course, it is easier said than done. Sometimes, problems in real life can become so overwhelming that virtual life may offer an escape. Thank you so much for your intuitive comment.
My first time here!
Nice post! Its true when we actually look at social media, people project themselves to be one thing when in real life they seem completely different! Is this fiction? Because I know of stories that are very real compared to this one!
Hi Danny, Welcome to my blog. In all honesty, I wrote this as a fictional story but looks like many people can identify with the character here.
It was such a realistic take on what is happening in the online world. I know many people whose virtual life is far removed from their actual life. These people show how happy they are by posting happy pictures but the reality is so different.
Thank you LP! And, so many comments and perspectives are making me understand the whole scenario better.
I tend to agree with KP here that people put on faces in real life too, why only in the virtual world? But if blogging gives some respite to a harried life, it should not be so bad, is it? I do agree though that addiction to social media has to be overcome if one has to live a meaningful life. After all, we live in the real world, no matter how much we like the virtual world.
I got Bhavana’s post in the mail, but not yours. Since she has mentioned your post as the peg, I came here from hers. I get your updates a day or two later after you post them and find everyone except me has commented, as a result 😀
Zephyr — I can say that you have summarized what I was feeling. Through this fictional story, I am trying to show this dangerous trend where we end up being frustrated with our virtual lives. There is nothing wrong in showing a rosy picture. But, virtual world is virtual. A blogger may be here today and gone tomorrow. People might think about her and then move on. That is the fickle nature of online life. But, investing in real life, real people and taking charge to tackle real demons can make our lives fruitful. Thank you for understanding what I was trying to say. I knew I was never too good with stories :). And when I say it is fictional, why don’t people believe me?
I am wondering what the problem with the RSS feed is. I get updates exactly a day after I post, and it is the same for others’ posts too. I do look forward to your comment because they always provide perspective to me just like they do in real life too :). And, you may want to go back and read my post on Corinnes’s blog too :).
Great story! Brilliantly done! Very touching!!
Thank you Amit!
and to us the grass always looks green on the other side but reality is always different ..
i pray no person in real life to have such a fate 🙁
regards
rahul
Thank you Rahul! And sometimes the green grass on the other side is worse than our own hay.
Split personality….its sort of disease and we can find such people in real life as well, who always pretend to be very different from what they actually are.
no doubt such people may exist in blogger’s fraternity too, but fortunately whoever i met till now, found them more or less similar as they use to appear at their respective blogs.
Split personality — don’t know about that, Irfan! My experience with bloggers has been good as well.
It may be fictional, but who knows if there are true stories like that to a less extent! So well portrayed as usual, Rachna!
Thank you so much, Roshni! It is possible that in today’s world there are many Reema’s crying out for help.
Interesting story, Rachna! Suicide was extreme, but it made a point 🙂
Thank you Giribala!
With so many people hiding behind keyboards and cell phones, I do believe a lot of what is SHOWN is just for SHOW. It is a way to ESCAPE reality and many people become who they WANT, instead of who they ARE. It is sad and disturbing at times. Others might not want to EXPOSE their dirty laundry online, so they appear to have it all together. Do we ever truly know someone, by what they post??? Very thought provoking blog. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much. Farfalla Dreams! You are absolutely right. Who is this person we interact with? Are they who they say they are. It is sad and disturbing as you rightly pointed out.
It is a virtual reality
Yes Deepak it is.
Rachna,
I think what we project ourselves to be in the virtual world largly depends on our state of mind in the real world. Some people treat it as an outlet to run away from the harsh realities of their life. The people who are happy in real life use it as a medium to make themselves more happy, to share.
In the end, you can lie to thousands of people on your laptop, but you cannot lie to yourself.
Very true, Amit. At the end of the day, can we escape our own selves, our real problems by building a positive virtual world? We have to live in this real world. May as well tackle the problems here.
Very nice and canny write up.
Thank you Khushbu!
I feel that online not many people project the reality they always go goody goody to garner praise and comments.
Yes, that could be true too, Renu!
Yes Rachna. Internet is eating up our lives as well as our intellect. Something needs to be done to prevent a catastrophe from happening. Even though this was a work of fiction, it is a fact for many people out there.
Good post, keep writing rachna 🙂
Regards
Jay
http://road-to-sanitarium.blogspot.in/
thank you Jay! Hope we take whatever lessons that we ought to take from it.
Hi Rachna,
A very insightful post which highlights the dangers of image management in cyberspace and living a virtual life.
Keep Blogging
Vikram
thank you so much, Vikram! And, welcome to my space.
I thought you have written about a real life case. Unfortunately, this is a reality. A majority of the people are not practical and not strong enough to accept the reality about their situation. So they need to project a facade that is not true at all.
Facebook is an artificial world, more of hype. I have been told that a person can cultivate a maximum of seven deep relationships at any point of time. When you get another strong relationship, one of the previous relationships have to go cold/slow.
Through facebook and other social medium people try to project that they are great. However, as Malcom Gladwell writes in his book Outliers, one need to put in that 10,000 hours to reach the pinnacle of success. How many of us have put that much. However, tell that to people and they will laugh at you. People are trapped in the mode of getting many “likes” and adulations. Lets realise that virtual is not real. Virtual world can lead to face-to-face meetings later and can strengthen relationships. The virtual world has got its virtues, but one should realise its limitations.
Sabyasachi, you make such valid observations. I agree that it is not humanly possible to devote time and energy to a bunch of people simulataneously. Trying to be into too many things just causes more chaos and burns us out. Why do we seek so much adulation, acceptance and praises? Are we not able to find enough in our real lives. Is it really helping the emptiness within that some vague people profess to like us? What is the right balance? I guess it is for each individual to figure that out. And, like you rightly pointed out, every thing has its pros and cons. We choose our own paths.
One thing I have learnt. What you see is a false picture painted. When you see lot of love and happiness ‘projected’ online; you know in truth its the opposite
hehe The pragmatic you! I smell a rat as well when too much cootchie cooing and goodie goodie stuff goes around.
thought provoking story rachna; hope we don’t get lost in the false & unreal online world. There may be many a reema’s right now fighting for getting accepted and appreciated even if it is virtual- scary really ! having a strong head on the shoulders and tackling things real time is the need of the hour rather than portraying a false story to the outer world and fooling one and all.
I feel very sorry for Reema because she gave so much and perhaps did not get as much in return. And, there might be so many such souls crying out for our help. How do we find them? Do they actually want our help? Thank you so much Priya!
That was sad. Whether it’s the real world or the virtual one people don’t like to exhibit their vulnerabilities. Makes me wonder how much I really know my friends.
You know, I entertain such thoughts too. Unless I have a relationship with them in the real world, I cannot say, right? Thank you so much, obsessivemom.
Hi Rachna,
A very thought provoking post.Congratulations.:)))
Thank you so much, Uppal!
at times ppl forget the line between virtual and real life. They start living completely in their virtual/make believe world .But how long can they go on living in their make believe world ? its when the harsh realities of real world strikes that they take such extremes steps.
I agree TTT! That is what I feel as well.
It is indeed suprising how many people feel so dependent on living in the vitrual world.
Virtual world is great for connecting, meeting new people and building contacts. But, at the end of the day when I am sitting dejected or sick, it is the people close to me who take care not those sitting away on their computers. I hope we all realize this.
Scary if true. I am aware that for many online forums is an escape from reality. Hungry for approval, projecting something they are not. But I’d like to believe that it’s an exception rather than the norm.
Most of the people I’ve connected and met with, through my blog, are strong individuals with a mind of their own.
Yep, if true it can be really bad. And, I share your experience. I have met some warmest, nicest people through my blog. On my FB profile, I do come across some who are always blowing their trumpet, but I guess they must be doing it even in their real lives :).
I just read a another short story in a different blog..read it here http://jyothismusings.com/2012/10/01/if-only/
Both are the reflection of online double life nowadays people tend to have
I read that story on Jyothi’s blog. I am sure many such stories will stem from the online world as it becomes more popular.
Rachana,surprisingly,it is a second time my comments are disappearing from your blog.
I must solve this Mystery
Karamchand on the job :).I will check the spam folder.
sorry late here..very touching post..i accept that some may indeed be projections..but to generalise may create problems..there are quite a few bloggers who write from their heart, factual and sincere..they deserve their slot..hope they get it, right na rachna..
I agree Ramesh. This is just a fictional story. I personally have met such good and positive bloggers myself.
Where did my comment go?:( Unreal projections are a reflection of unfulfilled expectations and many a times people do get carried away in the virtual world.I have come across both types in my short journey through blogworld.A very well written post Rachna !
Thank you Sharmila. I have seen loudmouths too but mostly on FB. I guess being sensible is the key. I am wondering how these comments are disappearing *scratches the head*.
Scary but very true. On the other hand I know some people who are great at their job and are leading a purposeful life but hardly talk or show it on social sites.
Hi bolne ko aaye , hope you are doing good.
And, don’t I wish that we could go back to that life. Hi Kavita. How are you? So long. I was just thinking of you the other day. Hope you are good too.
I almost skipped the last line – that it’s a fictitious piece. But I wouldn’t be surprised if this were real. Dark and depressing, but dangerously close to the truth. Great post, Rachna!
Or maybe it is a make-believe world that one wants, desperately wants so much so that they’re ready to build the world themselves but then it gets so much different than the real world we live in, that someday the slightest weight on it and everything comes crashing down 🙁 I wish the virtual world were a direct reflection of our real world, that people were more direct, that they could just speak what they felt and mean what they said, that we do not ever have to have a separate virtual profile but I doubt that would ever happen.
Cheers,
Deepa – 10 Reasons Why I Didn’t Post
Agree. Sometimes, virtual identity is an escape. And, like real life too, you cannot take all at face value. As a matter of fact, one should not.