Finally I obtained some solace from an article today. I am not alone who feels the need to communicate 24X7. It is in our genes. By our genes, I mean human genes, not just Y chromosomes. :)
According to this article in Psychology Today, all other animals are born with survival skills. They can walk, they can run away from predators, almost as soon as they are born. But a human baby has only one survival skill, communicating, in the form of crying. Whenever a baby feels threatened, it cries so that its protector will come and help it. Great for a survival instinct, isn't it? So a baby cries whenever it feels its survival is threatened.
So humans have learnt since babyhood that communication is essential - very much essential for survival.
No wonder, our teenagers (many adults as well) are glued to their tele-communicating device i.e. mobile.
And no wonder we the good old ladies, talk so much (not on the mobile - because we are tired of listening to "mobile bill kya tere baap dega" ) with the maid, with the neighbor , with any one we can catch hold of and in some cases even with invisible creatures (like God, or husband - invisible behind open newspaper)
According to this article in Psychology Today, all other animals are born with survival skills. They can walk, they can run away from predators, almost as soon as they are born. But a human baby has only one survival skill, communicating, in the form of crying. Whenever a baby feels threatened, it cries so that its protector will come and help it. Great for a survival instinct, isn't it? So a baby cries whenever it feels its survival is threatened.
So humans have learnt since babyhood that communication is essential - very much essential for survival.
No wonder, our teenagers (many adults as well) are glued to their tele-communicating device i.e. mobile.
And no wonder we the good old ladies, talk so much (not on the mobile - because we are tired of listening to "mobile bill kya tere baap dega" ) with the maid, with the neighbor , with any one we can catch hold of and in some cases even with invisible creatures (like God, or husband - invisible behind open newspaper)
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