Excerpt: I spent an hour in the bank with my dad. I couldn’t resist myself and asked…”Dad, why don’t we activate your internet banking?” …
I spent an hour in the bank with my dad, as he had to transfer some money.
I couldn’t resist myself and asked…
”Dad, why don’t we activate your internet banking?”
“Why would I do that?” He asked…
”Well, then you wont have to spend an hour here for things like transfer.“
“You can even do your shopping online. Everything will be so easy!”
I was so excited about initiating him into the world of net banking.
He asked ‘‘If I do that, I won’t have to step out of the house?”
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”Yes, yes!” I said. I told him how even groceries can be delivered to door now and how amazon delivers everything!
His answer left me tongue-tied.
He said, “Since I entered this bank today, I have met four of my friends, I have chatted a while with the staff who know me very well by now.”
“You know I am alone…this is the company that I need. I like to get ready and come to the bank. I have enough time, it is the physical touch that I crave.“
“Two years back I got sick, The store owner from whom I buy fruits, came to see me and sat by my bedside and cried.“
“When your Mom fell down few days back while on her morning walk. Our local grocer saw her and immediately got his car to rush her home as he knows where I live.“
“Would I have that ‘human’ touch if everything became online?”
“Why would I want everything delivered to me and force me to interact with just my computer?”
“I like to know the person that I’m dealing with and not just the ‘seller.’ It creates bonds of relationships.”
“Does Amazon deliver all this as well?“
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Afterword: Linger (IRL) Longer
You know those moments that come before a group meal when everybody is lingering? Or after it’s over and everybody sort of diffuses into pocket conversations and side chatter?
That is where the magic of connection happens.
…Not when everybody is actively eating the meal. It’s in the moments that come before, the moments in between bites, and the moments after. In many respects, group meals have less to do with the meal and more to do with the lingering.
The same is true for just about every other group activity: group fitness, group sports, group art, group travel, group hobbies, etc. Of course, the group task is the focal point—but, most tasks can be done without the group. The point in doing it with a group is the connection.
Which may sound obvious, but in a world where loneliness is becoming more and more of a concern—there are two key ideas worth pinpointing:
(1) We do group activities for the group as much as the activity—you don’t have to be a prodigy or obsessed with the idea of the activity to sign up with a group.
(2) All of the time spent NOT doing the activity can be just as valuable (if not more) as the time spend doing it. Don’t miss the forest for the tree. Are you learning how to draw an eye in group art classes or are you learning how to draw a friendship by looking more people—who share similar interests as you—in the eye?
Lingering on screens is awful for connection. More and more studies prove that. Lingering in real life, however, is a great strategy for building connection.
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