I was goofing around last night and a friend convinced me that Face book was, what did she call it? Oh, yeah, fun. I'm not so sure about that. I can see very quickly that it is a way for people to find me, and by and large, I don't like to be found. Also, it seems like a way to have relationships without having relationships, if you know what I mean. Man, the world gets weirder everyday, and I'm not able to keep up.
What would happen if folks actually sat down and wrote, with a pen and paper, a letter? But that would take time you say, and time is supposedly what we all need more of because we are so busy. I could easily get sucked into the Face book vortex and not come out for hours. How would that save me time? I could write a letter, mail it, and go on with what needs done, like, say, spending time with my husband and kids. I firmly believe that a lot of this "technology" that is touted as "saving time" is actually costing mankind way more than we will ever know in this life.
Climbing down off of my soap box now.....
3 comments:
I will join you on that soap box. . .when I'm working with kids, many talk about mom &/or dad being on the internet ALL THE TIME. Maybe we need to pray for more power outages and a bring back of family game night, meals as a family, handwritten letters, creative play, etc. At least I usually 'blog stalk' after everyone is in bed or when no one is around :)
It is very easy to get caught up in Facebook. I do like that I can connect with family who don't live near us in a more immediate way. I really don't like to talk on the phone, so I don't usually call. If I use Facebook or email, they can deal with it when they have time. You do have a really good point about pen and paper. I don't really make New Year's resolutions, but I did decide to make a more concerted effort to write letters and send cards. I have been pretty good about sending notes to people who are on my prayer list, sending birthday and anniversary cards. I think it is really special to receive something in the mail that someone took time to send, so I am trying to pay that forward.
I have been on facebook for a couple years. I enjoy seeing who else is on and the pictures they use. I have very few facebook friends, but mine is public, so anyone can see that. My identity is "camera bug". I didn't think the grandkids would want Grandma identified! And I forget about it from time to time. (I have put more on it lately than before.)That is probably what will happen to my blog too. I enjoy it. I did check out twitter, but have gotten going on that.
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