Sunday, May 25, 2014

CYBER INTIMACY-SOUL MATE IN A BOX:PART 1


 In the recent months I have articulated very briefly on Thirukkural and also a few pages of translation from a Russian novel. The central theme was love and friendship which has become a scarce commodity now. Before I Plunge into kural again, I would like to make a digression on cyber love which will be a total contrast to the ancient way of love life. I have also started reading woman related issues in a non-fiction-Of woman Born, a fantastic piece on motherhood and related issues.

Recently I read something about SMIAB –SOUL MATE IN A BOX. This is all about the technology given choice to have intimacy and relationship- chatting, texting, emailing etc which we could not think of in our youthful days of 1960’s.

Cyber intimacy , if it is really helpful in facilitating  real  understanding  and meaningful relationship, a  lasting one too,  it is welcome  ;in technical economics language it saves the bother of search and transaction  costs in  uniting  the younger as well as the older segment of the population besides deepening the romance in zones which remained as a desert for long as possibilities were  restricted .


Physically apart and geographically distanced though, they are mentally fine-tuned; ideas and thoughts shared sometimes with false identity and many a time with correct identity and false promises fully hiding faces .Really a artificial and virtual world where the deeper desires and cravings are distilled and transmitted for instant satisfaction, happiness and well being. More on cyber intimacy will follow later.

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