Was
just observing the other day when we spent almost the whole day without
electricity, (as we all know there is continuous load shedding in the country).
Everyone’s phone, laptop, tablet etc was off and all we could do was seat and
talk to each other. The television was also off so the only entertainment we
had was each other. It just got me thinking of our daily routine which l
believe is the same to many other households of this century.
We
do almost similar things day after day. We wake up in the morning (of which l
wake up late and find everyone gone) go to work/school, spend three quarters of
our day there. Then come back home in the evening around 5-6pm. When we get
home, we do the usual 2mins “Evening! Evening how was your day” conversation
then after that each and every one of us has his/her eyes on his/her phone,
tablet, laptop etc with earphones/headphones plugged in our ears. We only
remove those earphones/headphones when it’s time for our favorite series
Isidingo, Generations/Muvhango etc. still these series ain’t everyone’s
favorite so those who do not like them, maintain their earphones/headphones and
they do not even hear a word you say when trying to speak to them.
Information
Communication Technologies (ICTs) are good yes, with them life has become much
easier but it has taken away one aspect which used to be so key to our society.
It has taken away family interactions. In as much as we communicate and stay in
touch with people in faraway places, we forget to interact with those close to
us because all we think of is our gadgets. I know how boring it gets if your
phone is off just for an hour but that particular day, l realised that l was
missing out on a lot of things that were happening within my family while l was busy with my
phone.
In
as much as l hate load shedding, l appreciate it for keeping families together
and giving us time to catch up a bit. #ThinkingOutLoud……..
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