The recent issue of Brunch (Hindustan Times) dated 31st Jan 2010, has raised a concern through its following theme question : 

Is the internet taking over our lives? 

I have read the article with great interest and have posted my comment as under.This comment has been displayed under the article under discussion,on the website of HT.  

Dear Sir,
Everything in excess has its own drawbacks.Yes internet has made our lives interesting,since the world has become a global village and any information under the sun is available at the click of our mouse.It has made our life simpler,convenient and richer through the various uses it offers to us–be it e-mailing,e-retailing,e-auction,e-marketting,e-dating, e-matrimonials and other such innovative tools. 

However it has its negative side too- spread of pornography sites, frauds and financial scams,hacking of private sites, bogus offers of spurious goods for sale etc.It is up to the individual who uses the internet.Like fire,internet should be treated as a good servant but it must never be allowed to become our master.  

A humourous couplet about the use of internet :

” Internet par ladki patai,

Internet par ho gayi sagaai,

Internet par divorce ho gaya,

Issi bahaney,computer ka course ho gaya !”  

We became couch potatoes with so many TV channels and now internet has made us “mouse potatoes” too ! Lets be careful and use internet sparingly and not become its addicts.