Necessary evil??

Yesterday my friends sister forgot her cell at home. Her mom tried to reach her on fone and since she didnt pick called my friend to check. He also had tried calling her at her landline and cell and there was no response for him also. We all got so tensed and worried and when the call finally came after 3 hours it was a huge relief. She had put the fone on charge and had forgotten to take it with her. 

It might sound such a simple thing. But it was sort of a revelation for me in terms of over dependency on cell phones. A decade back when my dad used to come late from office it was hardly a matter of worry, in the sense that, if it got late our minds didnt panic like this and we could justify our fears by blaming the traffic or overtime and oh.. yeah, we used to fight with him a lot for not taking time enough to give a call before he started. Wonder what would've been the reaction of my grandmother and she would've tackled such situations? Maybe they never bothered about all these and simply assumed that people who went out will eventually return safely - a more positive thought?? 

That thought lead me to this question. Are these newer instruments of communication making people paranoid?? Definitely it depends on the way people use stuff. The same Fission reaction which drives to electricity is also used to make bombs. But still, my grandma never had these issues of people not being reachable wherever they are. She never had to face the dilemma of an  unreturned missed call. A decade back also we had fones. But their usage again was not at this maniacal level. That again brings me to the question. Are we trying to communicate too much?  Is the boon becaming bane? I have nothing against new inventions and discoveries and i fully enjoy the benefits of them. Still these basic downsides, like the issue mentioned above, how do we rectify them?? Any thoughts?

P.S:
ada....ipothaan gavanichen..i the crossed 250 posts and supershanki completes 3 years :) ithana naal mokkaigalai thaangikitamaiku nanri hari.

Comments

G3 said…
me the pharshtu :))
G3 said…
Chae.. status report anuppaama inga vandhu me the first podaraenae :(((

Seri naan poi innikku indha velai ellam panneennu (unmaila pannalaingaradhu namakku dhaanae theriyum) oru list pottu onsite aathakku mail pottutu varen :D
KK said…
Kongratulations Saga!!!

Well anything in moderation is good... anything more than that is always a bane.... be it phone, TV, video games, ear phones... whatever for that matter... So, I feel moderation is the only solution...
Divyapriya said…
seriously gils...the cellphone is such an irritating instrument invented to destroy the privacy or freedom of mankind...யேன் இவ்ளோ கடுப்புன்னு பாக்கறீà®™்களா? just இப்ப தான் எனக்குà®®் இதே à®®ாதிà®°ி நடந்தது. வீட்டுக்கு வந்து à®’à®°ு à®…à®°ை மணி நேà®°à®®் silent à®… à®®ாத்த மறந்துட்டேன். இப்ப எடுத்துப் பாத்தா, 19 missed calls!!! cbe ல இருக்கற எங்கப்பா கால் பண்ணி, நான் எடுக்காததால, சென்னையில இருக்கற friend கிட்ட சொல்ல, அவ b'lore இருக்கற இன்னொà®°ு friend கிட்ட சொல்லி, அப்புறம் US la இருக்கற அக்காவுக்கு news போய், இத்தன பேà®°ுà®®் என்னை கால் பண்ணியிà®°ுக்காà®™்க...இவங்க பஞ்சாயத்தை எல்லாà®®் à®®ுடிச்சிட்டு, நெட்டுக்கு வந்தா, call me à®…à®®்à®®ா கிட்ட இருந்து à®’à®°ு mail வேà®±...seriously i wanted to yell, GIVE ME A BREAK!!! அப்புறம் இங்க வந்தா உங்க பதிவு...பேசாà®® எல்லாà®°ுà®®் கூட்டமா போய் செல்ஃபோன காசியில விட்டுட்டு வந்தர்லாà®®ா? :((
Divyapriya said…
250 பதிவுக்குà®®், à®®ூனு வருà®· completion குà®®் congrats!!!!
250 யாஆஆஆஆஆஅ

வாà®´்த்துக்கள்...

அண்ணாச்சி அண்ணாச்சி...

4 வது வருடத்துக்கு வாà®´்த்துக்கள்
சரியான கேள்வி எழுப்பி இருக்கீà®™்க கில்ஸ். சுà®®்à®®ா à®®ூச்சுக்கு à®®ூன்னூà®±ு தடவை போன் அடிச்சு எங்க இருக்கு எப்ப வருவ என்ன பண்ணிக்கிட்டு இருக்கனு நை நைனு கடுப்பேத்துவாà®™்க.

எங்க வீட்டுல à®°ொà®®்ப தெளிவா சொல்லிட்டேன்(கத்திட்டேன் என்பது தான் சரியான பதம்) à®’à®°ு நாளைக்கு à®’à®°ு தடவை போன் பண்ணுவேன், வேà®± எதாச்சுà®®் பேசனுà®®் என்à®±ால் அப்ப அப்ப அடிப்பேன். எங்கையாவது போனால் à®®ுன்னாடியே சொல்லிடுவேன் போய் சேà®°்ந்து பிறகு அடிப்பேன். இதுக்கு நடுவில் நீà®™்க யாà®°ுà®®் போன் அடிக்காதீà®™்க என்à®±ு. அடித்தால் நம்à®® கத்துà®± கத்துல நாயே னு சொல்லிட்டு வச்சுடுவாà®™்க.

அவங்க போன் பண்னுà®®் போது எடுக்கல என்à®±ால் அன்னிக்கு à®®ாலை, இரவு வரை வெயிட் பண்ணுà®™்க, நடுவில் அடிக்காதீà®™்க என்à®±ு சொல்லிட்டேன்.

இதை எல்லாà®°ுà®®் à®®ுயற்சி செய்து பாக்கலாà®®் (திவ்யப்à®°ியா டிà®°ை பண்ணி பாà®°ுà®™்களேன்)

பசங்க வேà®± பொண்ணுà®™்க வேà®± என்பதுà®®் புà®°ியுது. ஆனால் கொஞ்சம் பொà®±ுà®®ையா எடுத்து சொன்னால் தேவையில்லாத டென்சனை தவிà®°்க்கலாà®®். à®’à®°ு குà®±ிப்பிட்ட நேரத்தை சொல்லிடுà®™்க அந்த நேà®°à®®் வந்தவுடன் உங்களுக்கே அட வீட்டுக்கு பேசனுà®®் என்à®±ு à®®ைண்ட்ல வந்துடுà®®். (ஆரம்பத்தில் சில நாள் கஷ்டமா இருக்குà®®், அப்புறம் சரியா பழக்கத்துக்கு வந்துடுà®®்)
Priya said…
Congrats gils:) Cell phone can be annoying when people talk loud and doesn't care about others presence. I think we get little panic when he or she never calls back or get in touch in time. As u said about ur grandma, those days ther wasn't much traffic and fewer people on the roads. Now everything has gone beyond numbers. Appo bayam dhane.
G3 said…
Everything has its own pros and cons :)))

Daily officela irundhu kelambarappo I need to call my home telling I am starting.. adutha half an hr to 45 minsla naan veetukku vandhuduvennu solla.. Indirecta idhula irukkara msg naan 45 minsla varuven.. so oru half an hr kazhichu enakku tiffin panna aarambicha correcta irukkum.. naan vandhadhu sooda saapidannu :P
G3 said…
250th postukkkum, 3 yrs completionkum vaazhthukkal :))

Appadiyae unga PNI last part pottu mudicheenganna nalla irukkum :P

BTW.. enna kanavu thozhirchaalaiyum PNI maadiriyae aakiteengala? last part no releasing??? !!!
G3 said…
//what would've been the reaction of my grandmother and she would've tackled such situations? Maybe they never bothered about all these and simply assumed that people who went out will eventually return safely - a more positive thought?? //

Not necessarily it needs to be positive thought.. may be vera edhum option avangalukku illadhadhaala kadavul mela baratha pottutu avanga badhrama veetukku vandhu seranumnu vendikittirundhirukalaam :)))
//
.ipothaan gavanichen..i the crossed 250 posts and supershanki completes 3 years :) ithana naal mokkaigalai thaangikitamaiku nanri hari.
//

Congrats :)
Lancelot said…
@ gils Anna

enna oru kandupiddippu arumai...naanum cell phonea 5 naal thooki olichi vechuttu irunthu parthu iruken thats when i realised i can manage without cellphones - so I am not addicted :P :P :P Its an unnecessary evil according to me...

and 250 adichathai paarati annanukku mount roadla oru cut out kaasi theatremunnadi oru cut out vaikkanum...athukku ellarum sanga nithi ya enkitta koduthudungaa...
G3 said…
//ellarum sanga nithi ya enkitta koduthudungaa...//

@Lance, Ethana "sangu" raasa unakku nithiya anuppanum :P
Lancelot said…
Akka ungalluku discount 15 golden sangu 24 carats anupunga
G3 said…
@Lance,

24 carrots vena tharapadum.. gilskku adhuvae konjam jaasthi dhaan.. irundhaalum collection incharge neengaradhaala kudukkaren :D
Lancelot said…
Please Check my blog - u have been awarded :0

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Lancelot said…
// 24 carrots vena tharapadum.. gilskku adhuvae konjam jaasthi dhaan.. //

Asingapattarudaa tamil pulavaru....
gils said…
@ggg:
status report?? onum panathathuku report vera unda!!!

@kk:

nanri saga..moderation ok..athu vanthu vantha pin kaapom mathiri iruku..samyathula intha imsailam irukarathalathan pudu prachanai varuthunu thonuthu
gils said…
@dp:
LOL...ithey imsai i've also felt...i rarely leave my fone alone..phonoholiclam ila..infact enaku call varathu romba rare...athumatumila..fone costly..tholanja ootla tholachiruvanga :D..aana oru naal maranthu poi vachitu vanten veetala..10 missd call :D in span of 2 hours...egapatta explanation tharavendi pochu
//பேசாà®® எல்லாà®°ுà®®் கூட்டமா போய் செல்ஃபோன காசியில விட்டுட்டு வந்தர்லாà®®ா? ://

:D :D guddu thotu
gils said…
//பேசாà®® எல்லாà®°ுà®®் கூட்டமா போய் செல்ஃபோன காசியில விட்டுட்டு வந்தர்லாà®®ா? ://
aana romba costly..sim card ok...??
gils said…
@dp and puli:
nanri hai

@puli:
unga ootla chidamabrama :D ipovay imbutu sound udreenga :D ellam adi vizhathungara degiriyam!! :D



@pria:

//Cell phone can be annoying when people talk loud and doesn't care about others presence//

valid point..at times busla thondaiya kizhitu sathama pesitu varuvanga..fonea pudingi thooki podalam pola aathrama varum
gils said…
@dp and puli:
nanri hai

@puli:
unga ootla chidamabrama :D ipovay imbutu sound udreenga :D ellam adi vizhathungara degiriyam!! :D



@pria:

//Cell phone can be annoying when people talk loud and doesn't care about others presence//

valid point..at times busla thondaiya kizhitu sathama pesitu varuvanga..fonea pudingi thooki podalam pola aathrama varum
gils said…
//so oru half an hr kazhichu enakku tiffin panna aarambicha correcta irukkum.. naan vandhadhu sooda saapidannu ://

putting cellfone to best usena athu ithan :D :D

//enna kanavu thozhirchaalaiyum PNI maadiriyae aakiteengala//

ilaila :D ithu seekram postidren
gils said…
//kadavul mela baratha pottutu avanga badhrama veetukku vandhu seranumnu vendikittirundhirukalaam :))//

athaana..antha kalathula g3 vandi otinathu ilaye..so risk kammi thaan :D

@ aalavanthan:
nanri hai
gils said…
@lancy:
//Its an unnecessary evil according to me...//

lawyer solita appeal ethu :D

//Asingapattarudaa tamil pulavaru....//

freeya udu freeya udu freeya udu maamay
gils said…
intha postuku imbutu response irukumnu nenachay paakala...cellfone mela avlo makkal gaanda irukangala!!!
Carpe Diem said…
Congrats gils :) . Sometimes it is nice to be without cellphone but most of the times we need it..
Lancelot said…
Youngistan Kartik & One of a Kind Lancelot anbudan alaikirom...

http://lancelot-kartik.blogspot.com/
Ramya Ramani said…
Gils

First Wishes For completing 3 years with 250 successful Posts !

Now to the topic.. hmm yeah cellphones are becoming an important accessory in your daily life :(
I used to get nice scoldings from my friends coz I lock them in my desk once I reach office .. because it disturbs my work (read reading blogs,chatting :P). What to do ??

I recollect how my mom use to immerse a Iron Kadaparai (small one dhan pa ) in a Bucket of water and wish the person comes early.She till date does it if anyone of us come home late without passing information to her :)
gils said…
ada..intha kadapara matter naan kelvipatruken..aana nejamavay seivangala apdi!!! wow..interesting
R-ambam said…
250 cool ...! Congrats ...!
sri said…
Interesting thought da.. we had such discussions in the class - But most of us felt the technology is reducing the human touch and human interaction.

You can be reached in more than 10 ways - but no one really reaches the other. We get more greeting cards in email and SMS wishes - but nothing is personalised :)

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