The fascination of Facebook

Oh! what do u do with that laptop of yours? My mother's exasperated tone pulled me out of my Facebook wall. I handed her my notebook and showed her. she had me going through all our cousins wall for about half an hour. it was like reading out a bed time story to a three yr old. especially a fairy tale with a lot of pictures of princesses and glass slippers(my personal favorite). "you asked me what i was doing mom" i teased after some time. she smiled an elfish smile that my mom always gives whenever we are conspirating something against dad. we were now partners in crime. though she isn't tech savvy enough to create a profile of her own, she contends with stalking my profile and i take her on a Fb tour aon a regular dietary basis. What is her fascination with facebook? my mother whose interest in computers are limited to solitaire, and only because she wins that game easily, had never taken to anything as easily as this. why does this facebook entice me so much, i asked. though the same question from my parents had put me on a defensive note many times, the question coming from oneself can only lend to deep introspection.

From the day i was introduced to the pencil and paper, we had become best friends. to an extent my grandmother would say stories about how i would write all over the wall in an attempt to create my sonnet,which at the age of four was mostly wierd shaped circles. but writing has always been a passion, and being heard! well there's isn't a better reward to a writer than like minded souls tasting his/her compositions and leaving their comments. the mind of a thinker is in constant need for expression. its a pity that there aren't any pensive in the muggle world. and there Tada!!! they created facebook. there have been days when i had a lovely thought, prose or poem in my mind and ran to my mobile midst all my work to post it. when it received likes and comments it would flush me with a pride that only a fellow writer would understand! am i insecure and craving for attention. well if so, then which artist or blogger or writer or cinematographer isn't??? i write in a few sentences called "my status" and it's most difficult to express oneself with fewer words. the world has mocked at me saying i waste too much time on Fb! i am a micro blogger, would u mock an artist that he spends too much time in his studio? this is my passion, to write and be heard and make a change. i would consider it a waste of my time for this is my hobby and 'my friends' are the subjects i rule in my Fb kingdom. i can make them like dislike arouse an anger, make them think, and make a change with my words and it gives me immense sense of self satisfaction doing the same. no one can say i am neglecting my work or duties caus we Fbites know how to balance our work and play. Atleast my hobby puts use my grey matter and improves the my world sense all the while keeping my friends close and connecting with them across oceans. i feel like a queen! this is why Facebook is fabulous!