There are a few of us who still do not use all the options for \u201cconnecting\u201d on the internet.<\/p>\n
There are even fewer who see major human problems developing with communication technology.<\/p>\n
\u2018Get in touch on line\u2019 is an oxymoron to me, and yet many people accept using the system to the hilt.<\/p>\n
The meaning of \u2018communication\u2019 has changed.\u00a0 The meaning of \u2018friend\u2019 has changed.\u00a0 The meaning of \u2018like\u2019 has changed.\u00a0 The meaning of \u2018connecting\u2019 has changed.<\/p>\n
A vital, close, human relationship requires communication, but communication does not make a relationship.\u00a0 We must get closer than just communication.\u00a0 We need eye contact and touch to complete a relationship.<\/p>\n
The closest human relationship makes the point most dramatically.<\/p>\n
Can on-line marriage counseling be enough?<\/p>\n
Can on-line marriage rebuilding be complete?<\/p>\n
On-line marriage intimacy is absurd.<\/p>\n
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Getting in touch on-line has severely watered down many words that are essential to close, meaningful, human relationships.\u00a0 And these simple words that expressed and protected fresh, fragile, deep connections from heart to heart, have not been replaced, leaving unexpressed vast voids in the hearts of many.<\/p>\n
We know people who don\u2019t understand this or don\u2019t care, and so we substitute more and more time punching keys and \u201ccommunicating\u201d in ways that actually keep us farther apart.<\/p>\n
Relationships? – – – too busy to build the real thing, in person, with time, and touch.<\/p>\n
Think about it.\u00a0 Today, try to build a real relationship with a real person, in real life, with a real face, with a real touch showing the real meaning of like, with a real hug showing the real meaning of friend, communicating and connecting———-outside of technology.<\/p>\n
What a difference you could make!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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