As we reminisce about a time when joy was safeguarded within the confines of our homes, we ponder the evolution of modern communication Sanjay Chandra I recently came across this famous quote by Khalil Gibran, “Travel and tell no one, Live a true love story and tell no one, Live happily and tell no one, People ruin beautiful things.” In older times when we were children, we were told by our elders not to display our good fortune, lest we catch the evil eye. That meant we had to keep the happiness, the good fortune, or anything good in our life, within the four walls of our house.
It was not a successful pearl passed on to us by our forefathers. There were avenues where we could still boast, like in school or during the mandatory evenings out to play with other children in the locality. Those were different times.
A visit to our grandparents' during the holidays, or the new toy that we had received from our parents for our birthday, or any other such possession, was valuable – to be cherished and talked about. Even laughter and happiness were something to value and to pass on to our near and dear ones. Things started changing.
My -writing stopped. Emails were the new order. However, Government departments and corporations have yet to discover the paperless office.
A hard copy of the communication, with a physical signature, was still required to be sent through post for it to be accepted. People said that any document without a physical signature was not legally enforcea.