The
virtual world seems to have gained more power than the real one. Why is it that
we are helplessly drawn towards the virtual world? Not only the youth of today,
even aged ones spend more time in the virtual world than in the real one.
Perhaps,
the reason lies in human psyche. Our mind is constantly trying to escape from
the reality, unless controlled and guided with a specific purpose in life. Can
you think of indulging in the virtual world when the house is on fire? But,
without a definite goal and plan, we have lots of time to spend. The virtual
world then becomes handy. It can give you false sense of being busy with some
important intellectual work. You start looking at info that you never intended
to find. You develop a variety of digital interest that titillates the mind and
keeps it occupied, without ever touching your heart. Text overtakes sound and
emoticons replace real emotions. You make thousands of friends without ever
making even a hand-shake. You are no longer worried about hurting someone or
stepping on someone’s toes. You are king of this virtual kingdom, which you
keep expanding with a sense of victory. No threat, no challenge, no
embarrassment, and no pressure of achieving anything ‘real’. Mind just loves it
and can’t do without it even for a minute.
Like
any other discovery of Science, this virtual world is also useful – extremely
useful. But, the question is, “Does your mind take you there, or you take your
mind there with a purpose and maintain control over its activities, without forgetting
your role in the real world?”
