The thief in disguise
Social
media in recent times has become a powerful tool in the lives of humans. Like
any other device, it has its own advantages and disadvantages. The social media
has become the largest medium through which the greater number of the world’s
population communicate.
Today,
social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp,
Linkedin, Instagram etc are now the fastest means through which messages
are disseminated. Some people also hide behind these media to perpetuate fraud,
raining insults on people and public misinformation.
Would
this ever stop? Some active monitors of these media believe it will be a
herculean task because the users disguise their identity. Interestingly,
virtually everybody you meet on the streets is either chatting with friends via
social media or an earphone heavily clipped to the ear. This has therefore
become the cause of some accidents on our roads. Is it surprising? Some people
even foresee some generations to come to have inscriptions like “SLOW DOWN! CHILDREN ARE WHATSAPPING” to
be part of their road signs.
The
academic performance of students has also dwindled in the past years and all
accusing fingers are pointing to teachers, the students and especially the
social media. Who is that social media? Is he really the cause of poor academic
performance or it is our inability to utilize the social media effectively and
efficiently?
At
homes, these media is now an intruder. When parents are having conversations
with their wards, the children rather chat with their friends on social media
instead of listening to them. The enemy is really leaving amongst us because
this is tearing apart the good parent-child relationship. This social canker has gradually crawled into
our our classrooms, lecture halls, churches and even when couples are making
love.
In
our lecture halls, while lectures are ongoing, students chat instead of
listening to the lecturer. Is this not gross indiscipline? The biblical text
which reads, “the thief cometh not except to steal, kill and destroy” is
manifesting in the broad day light. In our various churches, some Christians,
prefer chatting to listening of the living word. The social media, depending on
how you use it, has now become a thief of good manners in our midst. It is
causing our educational standards to fall, luring couples to shirk their
responsibilities and also snatching the word from believers.
The
social media is really a thief; let’s BEWARE!!!