What an epidemic – we are physically with each other, but seems we all are so alone. Our brains are most of the time in passive mode. Urge to get on to the smart phone and check the whatsup messages are so intense. My 10-year-old nephew is glued to his ipad that every time I engage with him in a conversation, I feel the urgency in him to get back to his ipad as if he does not, the world will come to end.

My family tells me that I too are suffering from this epidemic – yes, I do – I feel it. My brain is tired, always clogged with irrelevant information. “Embarking on research expedition to come out of this epidemic “Keen to learn and put to practice the way out……soon before I become a “dead vegie”.