The Essential "Schizophrenia" of Modern times

In modern times, many, young or old have to live alone. The young migrate abroad in search of greener pastures & have to live alone for a shorter or longer time. During this period, they, in addition to their education or job, have to look after themselves, primarily in cooking their food. Even though the consumer part of them may like variegated tasty food, the cook part of them may not be able to provide it due to lack of time or energy, leading to a inner dichotomy.

Mainly due to the young migrating abroad as mentioned above & also the break-up of the joint family system, where, hopefully tasks were divided, the old are also left to their own devices to fend for themselves, leading to a dichotomy no different than the one experienced by the young. The "nuclear" family, replacing the "joint" family, may itself break up further due to divorce, creating a social catastrophe, no less dangerous in its own way as nuclear fission.

So the net result is, increasing number of people living alone, young or old, are driven to engage in activities, which are clamorously demanded by the "consumer" part of their selves & as vigorously opposed by the other, "serving" part. This "Schizophrenia" does nothing to improve the well-being of the people in question.