Have you ever felt an instant connection to someone the first time you met them? Or spoke to someone or received some email or blog post which made you go - "Hey - this person is thinking exactly what I am! Is he/she reading my mind or something?". Specially in today's world. It's spooky in one way because all the technology is taking away human and personal contact. And on the other hand - blogs - photography and other forms of digital art - rather the ability to put yourself and your thoughts online for people to find allows you to connect like never before. I have found people I never would have - people who have never seen me teach me cutting edge technology - polish my craft - encourage and egg me on. I guess the emergence of social networking in the way it has just points to the fact that man is still very much a social animal. We have now found a way to personally connect with more people than we ever would have - to keep in touch in newer ways - something that allows you to eliminate geographical and time-related barriers. I have discovered old friends from childhood - some who were searching for me - they had lost touch and didn't know where to look. One of them had even written letters and kept them because she didn't know where to send them! The old complaint that technology reduces communication can now be changed to technology changes the means and overheads of communication. For people reading this post - thanks for stopping by - you are now part of my virtual world - and you're always welcome back.
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