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In a world dominated by screens, social media and constant digital stimulation, slow living is becoming increasingly difficult to practise. The article explores how hands-on hobbies such as embroidery, knitting, crochet, gardening and pottery can help bring back patience, creativity and meaningful connection. It also looks at how traditional crafts have historically fostered community and human-to-human interaction.
Rujuta Diwekar, the Mumbai-based nutritionist in an Instagram reel in April this year addressed the issue head on, which had the house divided. She said that, till the children do not cook for 4-5 people in the house, one does not have to listen to them.
Adults, initially sceptical of digital natives, witnessed organised, empathetic youth protesting, challenging preconceptions about their attention spans and social skills, leading to intergenerational understanding and appreciation.
Social media fosters hyper-documentation of daily life, often promoting consumerism and perfectionism. This focus on outward appearance, especially for young women, overshadows substantive achievements and genuine experiences.
Like Joyce Kilmer, I too think I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.
Books have been a consistent gift, from school prizes and academic relatives to friends, marking life's milestones and fostering a lifelong love of reading.
Social media fosters intergenerational dialogue, promoting collaborative truth-seeking akin to the Socratic method, where strangers deepen understanding without ego or argument.
Tea rescued mothers from the worry of how to feed milk to finicky children. Lactose intolerance was then unheard of, and we were raised on milk and some more milk, the high point being entering the milk kiosk near Edapally for a cool bottle of flavoured milk.
Handwritten recipe books, treasured for their personal touch, evolve with family food habits and memories, acting as intimate records beyond mere cooking instructions.
If flowers were not there, half of our literature would dry out.
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