We see hundreds of faces every day. If you use public
transport, work in a huge office, you may easily see a thousand faces, and hear
hundreds of different voices every day. This is an important human interaction,
its value often underestimated.
Now locked up in the house, we may end up seeing 1 or
2 faces, hearing 1 or 2 voices. The same
faces and the same voices day after day. That adds to the sense of being a
prisoner.
To fight this vacuum, start making voice and video
calls. Texting is impersonal, voices and images are personal. Don’t text chat,
call a person. Better still use whatsApp, Skype, zoom, Facetime for visual
contact. Speak daily with your parents on video. Don’t feel shy, or think you
are intruding. Faces and voices of strangers on the public transport were
intruding in our lives, and we didn’t complain.
Technology has now privileged us to reduce social
distancing. And it is mostly free. Use it to see many different faces. Talk to
different voices. That will make everyone happier.
Ravi
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