There is no time and space in the digital world. People chat and

Hear the voice of Eduardo Paes, who spoke with the vision of one standing at the threshold of ages: “There is no time and space in the digital world. People chat and collaborate through social networks. Cultural icons garner millions of fans online in locations they have often never been themselves. The boundary between public and private life is now everyone’s business.” These words are not mere description of the modern age, but prophecy: a reminder that we live in a world where the old laws of distance and silence are broken, and a new order has arisen, filled with both power and peril.

What once separated men by oceans and mountains is now erased. The digital world has bound together tribes, nations, and strangers in an invisible net. No longer does time restrain the message, nor does space confine the gathering of souls. A thought written in one corner of the earth may be read in another within moments; a voice once meant for a village may now echo across continents. This is the new fire Prometheus has given us—swift, unyielding, eternal.

And yet, as with every fire, it burns both to warm and to consume. For in this world, the boundary between public and private has grown thin, fragile, and uncertain. Where once a man’s chamber was his sanctuary, now even there the light of unseen eyes may fall. To live is to be observed; to speak is to be recorded; to act is to be judged not by neighbors alone, but by multitudes. Paes warns us that privacy, once the shield of dignity, is now a treasure guarded with difficulty in the digital age.

Consider the tale of Malala Yousafzai. In her youth, she raised her voice against oppression, and through the power of social networks, her cry reached ears across the world. She was hidden in a valley of Pakistan, yet her message was carried to every land. Here is the blessing of the digital world: one small voice, amplified beyond measure, can move nations. Yet at the same time, countless others find their private lives exposed, their words twisted, their faces made symbols without consent. Such is the dual nature of this power: liberation and exposure bound together.

The ancients once spoke of oracles and public squares, where a few would hear the wisdom of the prophets and the voices of leaders. But now every man and woman carries the public square in their hands. Every phone is a stage, every account a scroll for the world to read. In this way, every life becomes partly public, and every act potentially immortal. No longer do only kings leave records; now all may. And this, though it grants dignity, also demands responsibility.

The lesson is clear: if you live in the digital world, live wisely. Do not scatter your words as though they vanish, for they do not—they take root in places you may never see. Guard what must remain private, and be intentional in what you make public. Use your presence not for vanity, but for purpose. If you build, let it be to uplift; if you speak, let it be to enlighten; if you share, let it be with honor. For though time and space are gone, truth and virtue remain eternal.

Practical action is this: choose carefully how you shape your digital presence. Reflect before you post, and ask whether your words bring light or darkness. Protect your dignity as fiercely as your freedom, for both are precious in this boundless realm. Seek not only fans, but authentic connections. And when you honor the blurred boundary between public and private, you carve for yourself a space of integrity in the storm.

So let Paes’s words echo across the years: the digital world has dissolved the walls of distance, but it has also placed each soul upon a stage. The question is not whether you will be seen, but how you will be seen. Therefore, seize this power with wisdom, guard your privacy with care, and let your presence be a beacon rather than a shadow. For though time and space no longer bind us, truth, dignity, and wisdom are still the anchors by which humanity must endure.