The webbed world

Dearest Internet,

Ever since your advent, life has changed drastically. Actually way beyond that.  We didn’t realize at that time that we are headed back in the times of slavery. Yes, we are your slaves. The irony is we have willingly surrendered ourselves to you without even us realizing it. Smooth win for you, ain’t it? Its rather funny how you have us entwined around your little fingers that even the thought of getting liberated seems farfetched. You must be smirking at our insanity and how you have us besotted. Completely.

Ever wondered, the plight of us humans who rely on you day and night? We cannot fathom even one day without your blissful existence. I don’t know how we even existed before you. You have become an integral part of our daily life and play a vital role in our lives. Even more significant than our family and loved ones. We can probably live without them for a day but would go crazy if we had to even stay apart from you for a few hours. That is how important you are to us. And I’m utterly thankful that you came into our lives and made our mundane lives so happening and fun compared to the dull and unexciting lives we had before your advent.

Gone are the days when our mornings and nights used to start and end with prayers. Now it starts and ends with you in the form of checking whatsapp/facebook messages.

Gone are the days when we had breakfast, lunch and dinner with the family. Now it’s done with you disguised as smartphones.

Gone are the days when we used to talk and spend time with our family and friends. Now its done online with virtual friends.. Ahh you again.

Gone are the days when we used to play outside and enjoy the sun. Now we play with you through virtual games.

Gone are the days when we used to write personalized handwritten letters to our loved ones loaded with heartfelt emotions. Now we send emails with emoticons, with your help ofcourse.

Gone are the days when waiting seemed boring, never ending and annoying.  Now we have you for company with the plethora of information available from you at our fingertips and time just whizzes by. 

Gone are the days when vacations meant rejuvenation and disconnection from the outer world. Now vacations are pointless without you if we cannot show off all the selfies taken and check-ins done, how on earth will everyone know how much fun we are having, right? Absolutely.

 So you get the gist of how you have affected.. err.. improved our lives immensely and thrown us out ..oops.. I meant got us out of the world of dreary existence. All thanks to you!  Seriously. Imagine how the world would be if it still was like it was in the 90’s. Stagnant and uninteresting, right? We would still be living in a world full of liberated, ordinary and humane people who thought that they had a wonderful and simple life before the dawn of internet. Silly people. I mean how life could have been any simpler than it is now in this age. Everyone is a source of information if we have google, we buy anything from anywhere in the world at online shops, we can go anywhere in the world by booking a flight and hotel online. We can do just about anything we want and YOU do it for us. Is there anything that you cannot do. I doubt. Oh maybe just a few petty things you might not be able to do like getting married, kiss someone you love, a warm hug, spending quality time with your spouse, seeing a glint of happiness in your children’s eyes, be a shoulder to cry on for your friends, being a rock of Gibraltar for your family and other similar things in life which are not so important. Not at all. And in any case, I’m sure you will figure out a way to do these things through you sooner or later. I totally have faith in your abilities.

Apparently, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being there in our lives. At all times. ALWAYS. People say that you are there for our service. Again, silly people. Little do they know that we humans are actually at your service and disposal. You are the world boss. And ruling the entire mankind without them even being aware of it. And that’s precisely how you have webbed the entire world at your feet. Pure genius! *Taking a bow*

Yours Truly,

An enchanted Internet slave!