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The Indoor Genera on

they thought was the great friend of place, restaurants, clubs, temples,
their daughter was, in fact, the biggest etc. Most of the me I am outside my
enemy of their daughter instead. home. How come I fall under Indoor
It is this digital tablet which has Genera on?”
been the “the most important part Many people do not understand
of Shaina’s life so far”. This is not the fact that wherever we are, we are
just the story of my niece. Almost all always inside the Closed Doors. This
children in every urban / semi-urban makes us indoor.
ci es in our en re planet share the
same UPBRINGING. I used the word Why are we so stuck
“UPBRINGING” here “On Purpose”. in our Indoor Life?
RaƟ sh B. Basnyat Digital tablets or gadgets are not the We leŌ nature behind
demand of a child. It is actually placed
by parents in their children’s hand in
the fi rst place so that they have to take
Let me start with a care of the child less and manage their
True Story of The GeneraƟ on me for some other important works.
While talking about other important
My brother’s 5 years old daughter works for parents, most of the mes,
“Shaina” has an excep onally close the important work of most parents
friend. This friend of Shaina is called is actually to scan through their Smart
“iPAD” and was introduced to Shaina Phones and go through diff erent Social Destroying The Nature
by her parents when she was about 8 Media Walls.
months old. Since then, these 2 have Hence, this genera on is what The main reason we are stuck in
become an inseparable part of each we have made and call as The Indoor Indoor Life is because we le nature
other’s life. Both of them are together Genera on OR The Digital Genera on. far behind us and got permanently
almost all the me. Shaina’s bonding lost in the jungle of concrete, pollu on
with her digital friend is even stronger What is this indoor and materials. We actually do not get
than that with her mother. Poten ally GeneraƟ on aŌ er all? to see the nature. Ar fi cial alterna ve
their friendship started even before started replacing all our natural habits
Shaina could walk, talk, eat, play and behavior. Ar fi cial grass, fl ower,
and even think properly. She enjoys air, light, socializing behavior, making
the company of her iPAD a lot. In friends and many more day-to-day
fact, this li le friend has made the ac vi es that separates us further
upbringing of their daughter really and further away from nature, family,
easy for my brother and sister- neighbors, rela ves and rest of the
in-law. Their daughter would follow world.
any instruc on given by her parents
- and this has all been made Happiness and sunshine is outside,
possible by iPAD. Parenthood was out of our walls and houses. The
really going great for my brother beauty
and sister-in-law. of nature and greenery that has
However, one day, the iPad The Indoor Digital Genera on remained a er human’s destruc on
got broken and had to be sent for is also
repair. This day was the most terrible The Indoor Genera on is the out of the houses. Our busy and
day for my brother and sister-in-law modern day genera on who spends money-minded concrete ci es have
since the birth of their daughter. She 90% of their life indoor. This comes separated us far behind from nature
would not eat, drink, talk and even out to be 20 to 22 hours in a day being and sunshine. Many people living in
move anywhere without her friend. spent inside. It is not just kids we are this genera on are fascinated by tall
She was crying and shou ng the en re talking about here. People of all age buildings, electrifi ed apartments,
day asking for her iPAD. Shaina had group equally share the tle of Indoor posh cars and sophis cated living
started ac ng more like an addict now. Genera on. Even adults and elderly standards. These are all ar fi cial realm
That was the day when my brother and popula on. Now, we might say, “Hey, I that humans have created.
sister-in-law found that this iPAD whom go to my school / college / job, friend’s The more we see, the more we

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