Srinagar, June 29 -- By Faizaan Bashir

As time passes, human suffering doubles.

What we are suffering from now, we didn't suffer from a decade or two ago.

What we will suffer from a decade or two down the line, we aren't suffering from now.

It seems as if we are headed towards doom, a scenario we can neither escape nor endure.

Confused?

Some time back, when radios and kerosene lamps were in vogue, we cared for human connection. Discussions would take place together in a joint sitting, and a sense of communion prevailed as if it were non-negotiable.

If there was anything that troubled us, it was electricity cuts, shivering cold, transportation scarcity, and the absence of video calls.

We would visit a person physically, speak to th...