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"God has strewn our paths with wonders and we certainly should not go through life with our eyes shut"

- Alexander Graham Bell



REELS! SHORTS! 

These are very familiar, and many of us enjoy watching it too, especially our generation.

But,

Is it productive?

Are we wisely using our time??

Do we really enjoy it???

People used to be idle before social media came into existence but after social media, especially the "REELS" and "SHORTS" got popularized, people are seen occupied with their handsets for infinite amount of hours. 


Reels or Shorts, as we all are very familiar with are those 10-15 seconds short clips that we get to see on platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, etc. Today's youth, adults and children enjoy watching reels. But reels have a huge impact on their lives; their physical and mental health. No one can continuously do a single thing for hours that too everyday, but reels and shorts have the power to keep you glued for hours, everyday. Till now it were just video games which were a problem; But now, social media too is a big issue. It has become nothing less than a toxic hazard!

Reels have a detrimental effect on social and personal life too. When you watch those 10-15 seconds videos all the time, you barely leave any family or personal time. These videos trick the mind and create an entirely different environment of their own and you tend to prioritize them first. All know it is a sheer waste of time, but one video after another is just like a long infinite chain. People are glued to the mobile, they watch reels even on special occasions without realizing that all their excitement is getting marred. They keep on procrastinating about their schedule; what it results in is their own loss.

Has watching reels ever bought happiness? Has it ever led to anything good? Anything productive?

What we see and what we read for a long time, starts reflecting in our personality and body language. Changes in one's behavior and thoughts are clearly visibly. Overanalyzing things, becoming impatient, trying to justify your habit of watching reels, unnecessarily pondering over things, etc. You lose focus, you lose the ability to concentrate as every ten seconds you see something new by that finger swap. All this is not intentional, it just slowly starts reflecting in you by itself. If you start doing a boring task every day, soon you'll find it to be normal or will find the piercing thought that comes everytime you think of doing that task to be normal

The ones indulged in watching reels don't only make disasters with their own life but also with the lives of people surrounding them. It is just like passive smoking; hazardous for the one who smokes as well as for the one who inhales it.

We all know but must realize that Facebook, YouTube, Instagram are spoiling our ambitions, our goals and our time. They are earning and we are simple wasting all our precious time watching  something, which doesn't even give 0.1% percent of learning. 

Changes are must and shall certainly be adopted but only if they are beneficial. People communicated before Mobile phones existed but mobiles were adopted as they facilitated communication. Similarly, there too was a time before reels were introduced; then why was a change accepted which did not have any benefits?

The world is beautiful and so are our lives. There is a lot to discover; our surroundings, our fellow beings, our very own self and what not. We must live our life to the fullest and make every possible effort to achieve our potential. 


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