Siapalah diri aku ini
Tanpamu, dunia ku pasti tak berseri
Dan hidup tak menjadi
Kau bagiku, satu-satunya
Padamulah ku meminta, ke bermanja
Ku rindui, ku kasihi
Di hatiku kau abadi
Dengan sinaran kasihmu
Kian terancang dihupku
Tiada lagi keraguan
Kau bagiku kekuatan
Mana jua ku berada
Ditemani cahaya cinta
Sejak dirimu ku dekati
Diri ku ini ku kenali
Hanya engkaulah sesungguhnya
Tiada dua
Di cermin kaca ku memandang
Diri ku serba kekurangan
Namun bagimu bukan itu jadi ukuran
Melengkapi hidup kita
Bukan harta, bukan nama, bukan rupa
DOES INTERNET RUIN LIVES?
Ah, one of those new questions
One that'll last a while because this new media isn't going to die anytime soon.
The direct reaction to the question would be "Yes" because there are effectively cases of people ending their lives because of social networking websites, other cases where kids drop out from school etc. The same answer would also be valid for people who play games all day, "ruining" their lives.
BUT.
While writing a lengthy response to this question, I came to the conclusion that the internet generally doesn't develop or diminish people's abilities but rather is based on those so called abilities. [Abilities of which were developed in childhood]
As a kid, I was already a outspoken, serious, curious and sensitive person. I still am. It is not the way I used the internet that made me this way, but rather the opposite. It is what I am that made the way I use the internet. Therefore, in theory, it is not the internet that ruins a person's life but rather this person's characteristics themselves. In theory also, this would also mean that the main root of this person's self-destructive characteristics would be directly linked to parenting in childhood.
In conclusion, according to me, it is not the internet that can ruin one's life but rather the parenting that was given during early developmental stages of life.
My main attempt as an answer to the question was that I have developed empathy, curiosity, carefulness, honesty and respect. Thing is, I've had these abilities since I was a kid, which made my whole argument fall to pieces and led to this improved conclusion.
What's the real meaning of being a winner, or being "successful". How do YOU determine when does a person's life gets "ruined"?
It's important to ask yourself, what is ruining one's life?
Is it having no girlfriend?
Is it not having good marks?
Is it not having lots of friends?
or is it more personal... more human...
such as loving what you do.
doing what you want.
being what you want
and having fun?
For me, I'd have to say that I did not succeed at life according to society's norms, but I can affirm that according to my own norms I honestly believe my life is a complete success and much closer to perfection. Thanks to my innate resistance to peer pressure.
My answer is "No"
Sometimes It's just so much better to do the unexpected and be a loser, because sometimes losers are the actual winners.
Thanks for reading, losers.
LOL
