Are we becoming e-addicts?

Day before yesterday, I came across an article in Pune Mirror. It was about the Muktangan's program launched for de addiction of e addicts that is internet addicts. It just made me think a bit. Are we really getting addicted to the internet? Can we find about something without 'googling' it? I think our brain has stopped working because of google.Everybody is talking about social networking sites, blogging, emails and e shopping. In addition to that there is youtube, online games and what not?
But we should give a thought for this. Can't we really live without internet? let us live a day without internet per week at least. Our world is full of addictions like orkut, facebook, chatting and many more things. If there is any query, we just ask help from google. Is this really going to work everytime? Google also doesn't have answers to all questions. We spend 4-5 hours daily on internet. Can't we utilise this time properly? Worth giving a try. Isn't it?
One day one of my cousin's wedding discussion was going on. Everybody was trying their best to find suitable match for her. In the discussion my four year old niece was participating actively. She was very excited and said "if shaadi.com is there then why to worry?" We were shocked. This is all the effect of internet.
No doubt internet has brought a great revolution. Many things like online shopping , net banking are possible now. our efforts for the same are reduced considerably. But everything in moderation is always good. We don't have time for our loved ones because of this. Everyone wants to update their status on facebook. Each event in our lives is published on twitter. Is this publicity really necessary? Many bad things are happening because of internet.
last but not the least now, every coin has two sides. We must use internet to be in touch with our loved ones. Its a great source of information so we must take its advantage. S let us update our status form e addicts to moderate internet users. Lets tweet about this on the micro blogging site and be happy in this cyber life. :)

A poem by Sandeep Khare

आयुष्य म्हणजे कटकट..
जगण्यासाठी रोज कामाच्या ओझ्याखाली मराव लागतं
सुखाचा मोती मिळवायला दु:खाच्या सागरात बुडावं लागतं

आयुष्य म्हणजे वणवा....
इथे वेदनांना घेउन जळावं लागत
पोटाच्या आगीसाठी वणवण पळावं लागतं

आयुष्य म्हणजे अंधार...
इथे काळोखात बुडाव लागतं
परस्परांच्या बुद्धीप्रकाशाने इच्छित स्थळ शोधाव लागतं

आयुष्य म्हणजे पाऊस....
आप्तांची रखरखता पुसण्यासाठी मुक्तपणे कोसळाव लागतं
कष्टांच्या खाच खळग्यातुन वाहत सुखसागराला मिळाव लागतं

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