Thursday 26 May 2016

No One is too Old for Social Media

                                         Being in Facebook is a real blessing to me. It helps me to be in touch with classmates and friends. Today when I opened my face book account I was surprised to see our couple photo as newly weds before forty years. I posted the photo four years back in Facebook in an album 'My journey to this beautiful world.' To my surprise, Facebook remind me the memory with an option to share it. Immediately shared our photo. In this fast world no one is having time to recollect old memories and go through the albums. Every one is very busy and tied up in present and stressed about tomorrow. But they are pretty friendly with social media especially with Facebook. Our class mates, colleagues, friends, siblings, relatives and children are there in Facebook and they got an opportunity to visit our page and wish us. And the lovely picture help us to cherish the nice memories we had with our children and family to this stage. It was truly amazing to cherish our memories and to thank 'Thank the Almighty' who lead us in the right path.
                                          Most of the seniors are not feeling lonely or isolated because of social media. It's a great way for them to find their long lost friends. Now a days children and close ones are living in different countries and continents, and it's a beautiful way to be in touch with them. Facebook narrows the generation gap. Seniors can post and share their stories, experiences, thoughts, ideas, wisdom and humour with others on Facebook. It is a great forum to be in touch and keeping in touch. The most important reason of social media for seniors is to stay close to their family and friends. Grandparents can enjoy online the moment their grandchildren posted it and feel the closeness. Daily chatting and Face time is possible and it is the best way to check in with the elders creating a peace of mind on both ends. Social media provides the opportunity to be a friend and have a friend even when you are alone at home. The entertainment, informative and the game sessions are very helpful to keep them engaged, exercise their brains learning new skills and to keep the doctor away.
                                         Hat's off to Social Media!
 

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