Social Media Diaries

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Being alone is not the luxury people can afford in today’s fast-paced world. How much ever you try to avoid, the noise from outside or the havoc in your mobile makes sure you do not miss anything… Blame it on social media or your own curiosity but the voices of the world will echo in your head if not in your ears.
Social media is a great tool with the potential of becoming most lethal weapon. The reason that social media appears to be less of convenience and more of havoc, is because of incorrect/malicious usage of the media. Ridiculous rumors spread like wildfire; Half-cooked facts are broadcasted without knowing the consequences; people voice their anger and opinions aggressively without knowing the full story which again ignites debates and wrong perceptions. This is another golden example of how hatred spreads faster than love. How else would you define news created out of nothing? Anger over something which is not even true? Social media is no longer a virtual world. It has become part of our reality which is all the more dangerous. It has the ability to turn bad things into worst and destructing peace by mere exchange of harsh words.
The idea is satiating of having the ability to broadcast your ideas to an ocean of people who are probably waiting to react on your views. However, the truth is more the channels, more voices, more opinions and more debates. I am not against social media. It is a great tool to build your network and share your ideas. However, what idea you choose to broadcast is important. In the attempt to make our voice heard, we often voice our opinions for things that won’t do any good. Rather than stating what we hate, why don’t we state what we love? Believe me; our world needs it the most at this moment. Media likes to binge on bad news because they know they would get the most TRPs and reactions for that news. The reason there are so many news channel today is because they know that they have the ability to create news out of nowhere. 
I know changing behavior of billions of people is not easy. I am surprised when people say they love watching fights and debates. What kind of world are we planning to leave for our next generation? - A world which is driven by opinions OR a world which is driven by solutions. Binging on fights and hatred will only trigger more of it. To ensure peaceful and positive future, we need to be cautious of our words. As they say, “Words and hearts should be handled with care, for words when spoken and hearts when broken are the hardest things to repair”. Words/Posts written on social media are there forever, the ripples of their emotions are felt beyond your capacity to control the same. Once you write those words, they have their own life and you can’t control the consequences even if you want to.
People feel left-out and want to be updated with what all is going on... They don’t want to miss on anything. The truth is there is nothing much outside for you to be missing on to. Think about this, what you need for your survival and staying positive and hopeful - A supportive family and few good friends who you can actually talk to. Other than that rest all is extra baggage that you are carrying with yourself.
So, the next time you are on social media, just blink and think before posting.
Will this spread happiness, help someone and bring hope? OR Will this drive more debates and negative reactions? 

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