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An open letter from a LAPTOP
Highlights
For long I wanted to talk to you and express my feelings on how I felt to be neglected in the family since kid brother (Mobile devices) has come to our house. I am no more treated the way I was treated. I still remember the day you bought me home.
For long I wanted to talk to you and express my feelings on how I felt to be neglected in the family since kid brother (Mobile devices) has come to our house. I am no more treated the way I was treated. I still remember the day you bought me home.
How proudly you announced my arrival. How proudly you boasted to your friends about my configuration, screen size and my sleek looks.
I was cynosure of your eyes. You always carried me wherever you went, be it to grandma’s house, long drives or vacations. I cherished every moment I spent with you.I was pampered a lot. I often find my place in your lap. You often used to carry me on your back to the office and other places with lot of pride and pleasure.
I still remember how fondly you used to vaccinate me with antivirus.
I used to be your go-to boy when it came to booking train/flight/movie tickets or online shopping. I always liked the attention I got. Unfortunately, today even the ecommerce giants such as Flipcart has forgotten the initial days how they thrivedon me.
They have used me to gain entry into our homes. But once they got in contact with kid brother they too have neglected me. They designed the apps that suit the kid brother.
I am no more your eye candy.
I am totally overpowered by kid brother. You spend most of your time with him. You carry him everywhere to the extent that you even carry him to the loo. He gets all the attention in the world. Today, you rarely speak to me.
I became a liability and you no more carry me to the office with the same love and affection. Even in the office you give importance to kid brother. He sits beside me with proud face and tells me that you always keep him near your heart (In the shirt pocket).
At least at the weekends, you used to watch movies along with me, but with Airtel 4G coming into existence you are using kid brother to download and watch movies. Over the weekends I am locked in the backpack until you reach office on Monday morning.
I always wanted to tell how much I am scared in the backpack all alone in the pitch dark while starving. I wanted to shout mummy, papa but I am no more the same healthy boy. My teeth (key board) were broken and I have scratches all over the body. I am no more immune to the viruses.
I constantly feel hungry. Mummy, papa, do you remember those days when Orkut came into existence, you always stayed connected with the world through me, but today kid brother is helping you to be in touch with the world via social media apps such as Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp. I wish the life was same as before and I again be your pampered son.
I now understand how my elder brother Desktop felt when I was bought home. Probably this is what called as technology disruption.
By Saradhi
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