Internet Addiction

Internet Addiction

Introduction:
Computer has brought resolution in the life of men. It is a very useful invention which has facilitated a number of tasks like composing, programming, addition, deletion, division, multiplication and what not. It throws away the required information instantly. It is man’s mind which has invented computer. Now it does different jobs of baffling nature most accurately and that too within fraction of a second. It provides useful information from different websites to man. The advantages of computer cannot be short-listed. If correct data is fed to the computer, it throws away correct answers. Internet is an offshoot of computer: Internet is an offshoot of computer. It connects you with different people in different parts of the world. Especially the young boys and girls are seen contacting their counterparts in other countries of the world. Friendships are made through internet. Sometimes fake, sometimes real. Boys and girls often are seen chatting their counterparts through internet. Internet is a source of great attraction to young boys/girls, who spend considerable time on it. They develop a big fascination for internet which gets them connected to their friends inside/outside the country. They spend a lot of time on internet to pursue their typical interests. One is reminded of the following verse of Ghalib: “One yearns for those moments of leisure to make one sit in meditation while Conjuring up the vision of one’s beloved.”
Advantages of Internet:
Internet becomes a sort of addiction with the young boys and girls, who are fond of discovering their counterparts in home and foreign countries. They spend hours together on playing with the internet. They develop a sort of craze for the internet. Most of their time is consumed in playing upon the internet. Their studies suffer endlessly. While there is no harm in operating the internet, too much craze or obsession is not desirable.

Disadvantages of internet:
Some boys and girls glean certain type of information from the internet, which is in a sketchy form. They are inclined to sideline the books/ journals which could provide them the authentic information. The craze for internet has opened up short-cuts to students, which is not healthy from the viewpoint of acquiring sound knowledge. There are many cases of being dodged through internet. Sometimes, our educated jobless boys are beguiled by foreigners under the garb of jobs, nationality and what not.

Conclusion:
The leisure if available to students, businessmen and common people is mostly smoked by internet. The other engagements of leisure receive a setback. The leisure time may be devoted to internet, but other avenues of social recreation may not be neglected. Internet should not be allowed to get on one’s nerves though it may be used as and when required. Last but not least, Use internet with mature sense. It mugs up the user as one is lost in rushed market and diverts attention from the main target.