As we run around on a daily basis, we have to recognize the importance, or better yet, the necessity of being connected. Whether it is our Blackberry, our IPhone, being connected to Skype, the use of Twitter, or updating our Facebook status - we probably don’t realize just how much we rely and/or need these means of communication to survive. Most of us are attached to these religiously – even in our sleep.
It seems as though as we have gained a way to stay connected, we are losing the emotional link. We cannot express any kind of emotion, feeling or passion when we send a message to someone, but more importantly the fundamental nature can be loss while in translation. There tends to be far more misleading, misrepresentation and misreading…or perhaps it’s the cryptic nature behind these means of communication.
Don’t get me wrong, these are unbelievable tools and they definitely should be used. We would not be the successful and productive society that we are if we did not use them. However, I believe that nothing compares to actual human contact and interaction. Face to face discussions are so powerful and meaningful and nothing can compare to that.
We must remember that there is actually someone on the other end who we are communicating with. Therefore, next time you are about to Blackberry message someone, think about it…pick up the phone or make arrangements to meet, because there is nothing better than hearing their voice or better yet seeing them.
It seems as though as we have gained a way to stay connected, we are losing the emotional link. We cannot express any kind of emotion, feeling or passion when we send a message to someone, but more importantly the fundamental nature can be loss while in translation. There tends to be far more misleading, misrepresentation and misreading…or perhaps it’s the cryptic nature behind these means of communication.
Don’t get me wrong, these are unbelievable tools and they definitely should be used. We would not be the successful and productive society that we are if we did not use them. However, I believe that nothing compares to actual human contact and interaction. Face to face discussions are so powerful and meaningful and nothing can compare to that.
We must remember that there is actually someone on the other end who we are communicating with. Therefore, next time you are about to Blackberry message someone, think about it…pick up the phone or make arrangements to meet, because there is nothing better than hearing their voice or better yet seeing them.
~Nina Mathers
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