Today, we live in a virtual world. We are connected to virtual people. Our hugs and touch have become virtual. Since school days, we’ve been debating about the pros and cons of social media. And like every coin has two sides, the good comes with the bad.
There have been cases were people have been cheated on social networking platforms, but if we look on to the brighter side, we will come across plenty of circumstances where we ourselves have come in acquaintance with strangers who have been with us in our ups and helped us in our downs.
The most special connection I find when I start trusting a virtual friend is that I can be real. I do not fear of being judged, like we all do in our practical lives. None of us have any scarcity of real people around us, but there will be some good people behind the virtual screen who always wish the good, and only good for us.
I’ll share the experience of a friend of mine, who shares a special connection with his virtual friend, maybe some of you can relate to it.
“My phone beeped just like any other time it does. It was nothing new. And I, being the impatient fellow I am, opened it the very moment. But this time something was different about. You have a message request” my notification said. And I wondered in amusement about who it could be and grabbed to open the message.
Hello!( the message read)
I was quite a bit surprised not knowing how to reply to it or if I should reply to it. I couldn’t resist myself and who would when a pretty girl out of no where texts you and when you know you are jobless. I went ahead to reply keeping in mind a few tips I always have heard. Pro tip 1: don’t be easy when you talk for the first time you got to keep your attitude that’s what girls like.
Hey. (I replied)
These two simple words changed a lot of things . From being strangers to being really good friends or maybe more, that reply changed it all. From I being a person who showed attitude to actually letting go myself completely to a stranger. From hello to everyday texts, to dropping in pick up lines, to telling her everything about my day to day stuff, to late night conversations, to making her a part of my routine its so strange as to how strangers become more close than real friends in a jiffy. And the best part is you never get judged for being you when its a virtual media friend. They become part of your life just as a friend you meet in real life and at times become more important than them. It was easy until it was all virtual but there always comes a time when you actually want to meet this friend of yours in person. I know this feeling is definitely weird but I am anxious and anxiety is in our bloods. And who can resist it. The desperate waitings are the best part. The longing to meet the one you know who is close to your heart and has now become family. There is a trust so pure that you believe in words. Everything just revolves around them. And yes I did meet her one day and probably that was one of the best days where you just meet a random person you met on social media and feel connected more than so many real friends. Who can disagree with the fact that this is as exciting as exploring a new place, and we still stay connected as good friends.”
Virtual friends makes us believe in the goodness of people whom we have not met. With the hundreds of negative news we come across everyday, these one or two people put our trust back on humanity. We do not lack good people with good intentions, the quality of filtering the good ones from the bad lies within us.
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