It is true that we frequently see ‘no-wifi’ memes on our Facebook news feed. A fact which is truer than that is that majority of us relates ourselves with those very gifs and memes immediately. Simply, because this 21st century is all about the internet and the world in and around it and since everything is getting shifted to the online platform with an ‘e’ attached as a prefix to the name, people have started to believe that life without internet will be tough. As if before this internet boom they were struggling with their life and its existence.
This article works just on this simple logic that if life was functioning without internet before, it can function even now. There are things one can do if internet is not working.
1. GO OUT FOR A WALK
Internet server is down? It is one perfect opportunity for you to even get down from your bed. Stop lazing around for once and go out for a walk. Breathe in the fresh oxygen around you, energize your spirits, and live the natural beauty.
2. START READING
Books can take you to far better worlds which internet’s coded realm can never create. Your power to imagine gets a kick start. Knowledge and good vocabulary are two more benefits which books provide. Especially the smell of book paper is what you miss out with reading on web or kindle. That authentic touch one gets on turning of pages is worth a try.
3. MEET ACTUAL PEOPLE
Very rare do we hear that the person you meet online is same in real life. So why don’t we try and avoid the disappointment and meet real people from the real world for a change. Hang out without emoticons and chat face to face. Say a few nice words and see how the face expression changes of the person you’re talking to. Make live memories instead of virtual ones.
4. LISTEN TO MUSIC
Cherish your inner soul, give it some musical sense of peace. Everyone deserves to acknowledge the power of music. It requires zero effort other than actually pressing the ‘Play’ button. Friedrich Nietzsche in his book Twilight of the Idols wrote that “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Let’s try not to commit this blunder mistake and travel the world of music when there is no net.
5. SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY MEMBERS
Everyone deserves your time, especially your family members. When was the last time you had a straight conversation with them that did not engage questions like, “Stop being so hooked to your phone”? or statements like “Can’t you leave your phone alone for once?” They are the ones paying for your internet bills but that doesn’t mean you would ignore them for internet. Use the server error 404 as one opportunity to spend some time with them and other close people of life.
