concealing your identify!

Two decades ago, our friends and relatives were clueless of what's happening in our lives unless we bother to connect with them and share. Digital life has flipped the scenario drastically that they know what's happening to us every minute of our life. Today, we have become "pseudo" celebrities by publishing about ourselves in the social media. In the process we have corroded our value for relationships, which were intrinsic, intentional and meaningful in the non-digital age.

Today, we have access to minute by minute update (some unwanted) about an individual through their digital platforms, but can be highly challenging to connect and have a meaningful conversation. They are literally unreachable. Unfortunately, they prefer to be incognito when you want to reach out to them personally but be extremely active in their social media platforms. If at all they do reach out to you, it's for their own personal agenda.

A conversation with one of the sisters who had lost her husband to COVID-19, told me, “Actually you see, no one has time to talk or listen to.”. So much for our support mechanisms! It is sad yet true that people have all the time to chat and update on social media but have very less or zero time to connect and talk. We see a lot of discrepancies in their digital life and social life.

Concealed identity has become a fashion and people play hide and seek when connecting with people. They can appear when they wish and disappear anytime, highlighting the shallowness of relationships. It is even more sad to know that it is present among people of all religions. The Bible pleasantly warns us with these words, “it is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man.”. Reality resounds through this verse showing how people can be unpredictable and unassuming.

Digital age has severed real time talking and making people available for us when we are at our lowest point. But the good news is that we have a God who has created us in His own image and knows what we are going through. It is said in the Bible “I have loved you with everlasting love, therefore I have continued to extend faithful love to you.”. You can reach out to Christ Jesus in prayer. I don’t intend to recommend any religion but a Savior in whom we find forgiveness for our sins and gain hope. I challenge you to speak to Him in prayer. You will find His presence near you and walk with you while you pass through a hopeless and clueless situation.

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