Each issue has its own positive and negative consequence, but which part is of more impact and significance is what we need to analyse and think over. Likewise, Technology usage has become a paradox in itself, responsible for bringing the world closer but equally responsible for drifting us apart from our friends and family. I do believe that technology has reduced opportunities for human interaction because we are so equipped with gadgets every day that we start our day and end our day only with technology.

Firstly, to start with we start our morning routine browsing our phones for calls or messages. While drinking coffee or doing our daily activities we are always in a hurry to complete the task in hand hastily and go back to our phone to check on things, this vicious cycle in turn has become a habit. Do we ever eat without our phones when we are with our family? No. We don’t have time to talk to our family because we are busy with our mobile phones and are minds are saturated with all the information and news that is going around in the world that we don’t have time to concentrate on important relations. This has caused a bridge between relations and has also caused unwanted stress.

These days we get to know the life events occurring in our friend’s life via social media. In order to stay updated or to discuss it we text and share updates. But When was the last time we spoke or met our friend face to face to discuss the happenings in our lives? Even texting or talking on phone having long discussions doesn’t have the impact the way faces to face meetings have. When we meet someone face to face, the warmth, expressions and the things that we convey have a totally different impact on the opposite person. Interactions are conveyed easily, conversations become more fun and also this brings us closer to the opposite person. Such meetings become wonderful memories that we cherish in our life, against to the text messages and phone talks. How often do we even remember it?

Technology also has affected children and their lifestyles. We often see children playing online games and spending most of their time on cell phones, iPad etc. which inhibits them to have any physical activity and reduces interaction. Having outdoor activities help children tremendously because they meet kids of the same age, socialise, make new friends. They start having a life outside which helps them in developing basic traits such as sharing and caring. They also form new groups to play different sports, meet new people and perceive the world around them with a different view. Excessive technology use can also have detrimental effects on the health of children.

Nevertheless, technology has connected us with long lost friends. It can be used more prudently only if we are wise enough to understand that it can be used to connect with friends who are thousand miles away from us, but that shouldn’t inhibit us from experiencing real life interactions and spend time more in the virtual world.

Hence technology has reduced human interactions . Now It is our responsibility to take care and draw a limit when technology supersedes personal interaction. It is only through a balance between the two can we have a psychologically stable society.