Hyderabad

Killer Selfies

Selfie mania has become a common phenomenon these days. But is it worth our life? Recently a man died clicking a selfie in front of an approaching train.

Heena Mishra

HYDERABAD: After the camera was invented and people got busy clicking photos. The current world enjoy  clicking selfies. From PM Narendra Modi to the layman next door are clicking selfies. Statistics shows that humans  take one  million photos in a year and majority are selfies. Makati City, known as the financial center of the Philippines, is the selfie capital of the world.

Recently, a man in Uttar Pradesh was taking a selfie in front of an approaching train. Another incident reported was when a tourist fell down from the steps at Taj Mahal while clicking a selfie.People nowadays are too obsessed clicking selfies, so much that they are mesmerised and become in cognitive of their surroundings.

Someone dying while taking a selfie in front of a running train? It sounds so absurd.

May his soul rest in peace, he has left behind an important lesson for other selfie enthusiasts to follow and apply in their life.

The lesson is to ask yourself if this selfie is really worth it.

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