Facebook is an interesting phenomenon. I love getting online and checking out what everyone's up to and seeing everyone's pictures. Most of the time I love being on fb. But there's a flip side too. A lot of people act differently on facebook than they would in real life. They comment or say things on people's posts that they would never actually say to that person face to face. I guess there's somewhat of an anonymity to typing something out on the computer verses actually speaking face to face with people. Sometimes huge discussions break out and things are said and posts are made and ya gotta wonder...if this were a real life conversation between a group of people..would it be said this way? And then if things get too rough and people's feelings get hurt (or their pride gets stepped on) they do the one thing they can control in a facebook world--unfriend you! Delete! Poof- you are magically gone from their daily news feed! No longer do I have to worry about you commenting on my posts or saying something that might upset me. You have been unfriended! I no longer have to think about you! Or reconcile, or figure out what you really meant, or understand your point, or apologize. No that would be very inconvenient.
Don't you think we should be the same people in real life as we are on the computer? Shouldn't we say and do things that wouldn't be any different than if you were sitting with me having coffee in the morning. Would I be willing to say to your face what I've just typed?
I pray I am the same. I want my character to be without question. I want people to look at my facebook page and see the same Valerie that I am in real life. I don't unfriend people. I talk to people. I have relationships. I try to make a difficult situation better if possible. If I have issue with you I will tell you. If you have issue with me I expect the same. Mutual respect. Love one another. Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, and Self Control. These are the things I strive for.
I will keep looking at facebook. I like to keep in touch with people. And if I see you in the mall or in Wal-mart- I will say hello and give you a hug and ask you to go for coffee with me.
