A reading generation

No generation in the past read as much as this generation. Even the infants are reading these days. There is no limitation to age; from a child to old people, everyone is reading. But the big question is, what is everybody reading? Well, for starters, everybody is reading something on their phones. Infants and adults, all are glued to their phones once they have some time off.

Some read off their iPad, some laptop while some kindle. Nevertheless, we see people always reading something these days.

Children in the past used to love being with friends and playing outdoors when they got home. They used to be creative and invent their own games, too. They loved physical activity, and parents had a hard time calling them back to study and do their homework. Sadly, it is not so these days, we hardly see any children playing outside.

They are locked in their rooms, eyes glued to some cartoons or video games. Parents still have a hard time making their children focus on their studies. I guess parents always have a hard time with children no matter what.

Nepal is a third world country, and people are slowly being led towards education. This has somewhat created hope that through education there will be change.

However, this developing nation is facing some striking challenges regarding modern technology. With almost all of its population being glued to their phones and electronic devices, rarely for productive work but rather to look at the status of people, to comment or to create memes, a lot of people are wasting their time.

Social media has created a site for gossip. This has not spared the intellectuals of our country, too. Twitter has become a site for intellectuals and high profile people to criticise and pull each other’s legs. They too are constantly on their phones, either updating other people or reading other people’s ideas. Hence, the other remaining people are left reading the criticisms and comments. None of which will lead them to actual progress in their lives.

People seem to be reading all the time. Once when I went to a shop to do some shopping, the shopkeeper was reading, too! She thought the information on her phone was more important than the person who had come to her shop. She asked what I wanted. I too, being a citizen of the reading generation, read her face and said, ‘Nothing, just looking for things’ and went out.

 

 

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