Dhyeya has lot of options to be with his gadgets, be it play-station, high-end gaming laptop, iPad or iPhone...on the other side, my dad...he is very much happy with old munchies small Samsung phone. Time & time again I keep requesting him to upgrade his mobile to android phone but he politely deny me.
Mom pension was meant for lavishly spending on Dhyeya, Forum & Prithvi hence sometimes I took dad to nearby bank for money transfer. Sitting idle in the bank, I couldn't resist the urge to ask him, ''Pappa, why don't you activate your internet banking, instead of taking pain to go bank?''
''Why would I do that?'' He asked me,
''Well, then you don’t need to spend an hour in the bank for just transferring money & many other activity can be done through smart applications. You can even do your shopping online. Everything will be so easy!'' I was so excited about initiating him into the world of Net banking.
He spontaneously asked me, ''If I do that, I won’t have to step out of the house? I won’t have to come to the bank?''
''Yeh, Pappa’!!' I said. I told him how even grocery can be delivered at door and how amazon.com & other smart aps delivers everything on fingertip!!!
After hearing all my technology story, he told me ''Today after I entered this bank, I had met four of my native friends who stays close by. I had chatted a while with bank staff who know me very well by now. Since mom passed away & you all kids now busy with your professional life, this is the best company that I ever needed. I like to get ready and come to the bank. I have enough time, it is the physical touch that I craving for. Two years back I got sick, very sick & by not attending Poinsure Gymkhana, all my friends started calling me on my cell, most of them visited home & wished me GET WELL SOON wishes, has only that means of earning and the only thing that keeps me busy in my retired life. Would I have that 'human touch’ if everything became online?"
Why would
I want everything delivered to me and force me to interact with just smart phone?
I like to know the person that I'm dealing with and not just the ‘seller’. It creates bonds. Relationships. Does Amazon deliver all this as well?'''
I like to know the person that I'm dealing with and not just the ‘seller’. It creates bonds. Relationships. Does Amazon deliver all this as well?'''
His answer
left me tongue-tied. Our parents, have somewhere found the perfect balancing
life. They enjoy seeing the photos, we send them on WhatsApp but they have not
broken their human ties. They have adopted technology on our insistence but not
forgotten where it all began from…..
