"Yup, we are in touch on FB" is what we often say these days when someone enquires about a friend. In today's world, when just a click connects you to anyone on the other side of the globe, the words 'friend' and 'friendship' have assumed a differrent meaning. Familiarity no longer matters,as a few minutes of online chat with a total stranger can see him or her joining your long list of 'friends'.
Once you had benchmates and schoolmates, now you have netmates and online friends. The earthy 'Yei' is now replaced with 'hi' and the 'dei' and 'di' with 'Yaar' and 'dude'. 'Lolz' has taken the place of that unpretentious loud laughter that once you enjoyed with your friends. No matter how many lolz you type, the real laughter remains an echo today.
So, why not use coming Sunday as an oppurtunity to pause, look back and reconnect with good old pals..?
The demand for gifts and cards has gone down as people just SMS or email their wishes or send across an e-card. I could still remember my school days where it was a big fad and a matter of pride to have many friendship bands on the wrist.
So for once sign out of Facebook and catch up with real life friends and take a trip to those good old days. Friendship ,after all is a ship that seldom sinks; it sees you through the ups and downs of life.
HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY..!!
8 Spoke out:
Very rightly said !! Miss those chitchats over snacks or ice-creams with real buddies rather than the hey hws u 3 liners over the net!!
Hi Sangeetha...thought would just drop in and see what you are upto :) didnt hear from you since sometime thats why :) anyway will try and follow your rule of no online stuff this time..hope it will succeed...and happy friendship day to you..in advance :)
Very rightly said!! Amazing post !!
this is what life is all about now...we like to talk now on FACEBOOK where as earlier we used to talk "FACE TO FACE"....
and perhaps these frndship days are the outcome of this new culture only...otherwise earlier we need not have any particular day to wish our friends.
Happy Friendship Day to you too Whizkid:)
beautifully said.. ~ Happy Frendship Day ~
Someone is Special
yes, nothing can replace meeting a person and connecting to them in bone and flesh.
Even i share a similar view that instead of tagging some 50 ppl on FB and receiving likes n comments from them, better visit or maybe call an old pal..atleast friendship day would hold some meaning! :))
sarah
@all: happy friendship day :)
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