Why are we so negative?

As any other Millennial, I spend the majority of my free time browsing through different social media platforms. As much as I find delight in all the wonders presented in front of me there is one thing I cannot seem to escape from.

“Negativity”

Why are we so negative?

Social media gave common people a platform to share their ideas and opinions without holding back. In the earlier days, mass media companies monopolized the information circulated in the world. People who had money and influence could easily manipulate what reaches the common people. Now the situation has changed and anyone with access to a mobile device and connectivity can easily reach any number of people within the blink of an eye.

Wonderful, Isn’t it?

But with such a blessing came the biggest curse in the world. Negative journalism without any credibility, false information, and cyberbullying.

People started having opinions about how others should be living, what they should have done differently about their lives, and bigots and racists found platforms to spread hatred.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam had once asked why our media is so negative. But now it’s no longer just the media. His words resonate even more with the present world than the world he has left behind.

In “A Letter to Every Indian” Dr. APJ asks why we are embarrassed to recognize our strengths, why we refuse to acknowledge the success stories of our nation. We are so focused on complaining about what we do not have to open our eyes to how far we have come from the ruins of colonization.

It is true that the nation and the society are far from perfect. Then Kalam’s next question becomes even more relevant. What are we doing about it? What are we doing to make a change? In the era of Keyboard Warriors, the saying "The pen is mightier than the sword" has to be changed to “Keyboards are mightier than Bombs”. What we write, what we share, and what we do on the internet has more visibility and impact on society than we can imagine.

The Internet is a double-edged sword and as users, we have the power to decide what we do with it. Be kind and spread positivity or sensationalize and thrive in negativity. The choice is ours and ours only.

Take a few minutes to read “A Letter to Every Indian By Dr. A.PJ. Abdul Kalam -Ex-President of India http://www.tankara.com/vinod157.htm .