Everyone’s busy. Everyone’s got a lot going on. That’s the world we live in–a world where people are too darn busy and they just don’t reach out. They text. And there is no human touch.
Has the desire to be touched been lost? No. But the need goes unmet in a world where folks facebook (fb) one another in the same house or text between floors or email instead of making a phone call with a real voice connect.
Our world is instant, technology savvy, but we are farther apart than we have ever been. Even farther apart than we were back when the world was young and we were separated by miles and seas–because now we can have oceans in our living rooms.
Don’t text me. Let me hear your voice. Don’t email me. Make the sacrifice of time and mail me a handwritten note.
Let me know you care–if you indeed do. Find a way to touch me. Reach me. Be near me. Find a way–make one if you must.
The impersonal just isn’t personal enough.
The world is just too busy. And we don’t make time for those who need us most…as if we even know who they are.
What will you remember most about your loved ones? Their best text, email, IM, or the times you spent together?
And what about your friends or those who’ve spoken a kind word or shown you an act of grace or kindness? When did you last connect to say “hello,” “thinking about you,” or “I love you”?
Words matter. Human touch matters. They matter because love matters and love is serendipitously intertwined with sacrifice and inconvenience. So in all of your busy, you are NOT too busy to show you care.
Connect. It really is that simple.
I loved this… in fact that will be my FB status, don’t text or email, call or send me a hand written note.
YES!! A new convert!!
Comment by Shazza — August 30, 2009 @ 1:31 p