Lessening distance, but adding distress

These telephone addicts are so much inclined for the transmitting device that they spend minutes, hours in some cases, never mind of who’s at the other end. As long as there is someone to hold the receiver they carry on regardless.

Unfortunately, there is no survey, yet, on the number of victims downed by these anti-socials of a lesser kind. In their attempt to share with the world their words of wisdom, this phony variety is least bothered about things like time, place.

This urge to get near the instrument can get better of them either at an unearthly hour of 6 am — for those on night duty — or at 1 am for the 10 am to 6 pm species that hits the bed much before the midnight clock strikes. It may not be anything pressing or specific, it’s a mere press of few buttons for them.

The telephone ring is not so much annoying as the voice of the caller. There are no two opinions that like any other scientific advancement, telephone is a boon if used in moderation, but restraint is something many of these scientific wonders have robbed human beings of.

Had it not been for telephone lovers, most employees of the department of telecommunications would have starved to death. For they are the ones that keep the department’s coffers full. Never mind if they themselves don’t posses the instrument of their own, their depravity finds fulfillment the moment they reach office, or wherever and whenever they work.

Reaching for the instrument comes naturally to them, so what if their colleagues have some urgent work lined up. They will pepper their conversation with inanities in an attempt to prolong it and keep themselves occupied.

Occupation, there you are. Talking on the telephone is not a hobby but a full-fledged occupation for them. Haven’t we heard of telephone romeos, some of whom land in trouble because they want to practice what they have been blurting out all along in the otherwise harmless instrument.

Monsoon not only provides a much-needed respite from dreariness caused by the heat, but also offers a fullproof escape from telemaniacs, simply because the phone is rendered inoperative mostly with the onset of the first rains. The reason why telephones remain unrepaired for months is reluctance on part of the owners to complain than inefficient linemen.

Talking on the phone requires little mannerisms and hence does not call for any qualification; except for access to it.

And who said, materialism has distanced humans from their own species. The telephone has reduced distances but added distress.