Change

During our time family ties were strong because the way we lived made it possible.There was usually a lot of chatter over the eating table and after dinner with no TV or Astro family members sat by the hall and exchanged stories and it was also a good time for parents to educate their children. Today its obvious that changes have taken place socially and no necessarily for the better .its common to see families gathered in the living room but not to socialize.They are either watching astro or each one playing with their gadgets.Parents no longer play the role of advisers and confidantes and people may be physically there but mentally each one is in a world of his own.When you start playing with your gadgets in the presence of others do you realize that you are being rude ? You seem to indicate that the people around you do not exist and that is certainly being impolite.Its quite irritating to see people sending message after message on their mobile with total disregard for the people around them or two people having dinner together and each one playing with his or her own gadget. Have we come to the stage when we no longer want to communicate with those around us in preference of our gadgets ?