You aften hear talk of how stark, faceless technology threaten s the already weakened degree of human contact and intimacy. Although this is true, to an extent, I offer an example of how the electronic age has raised my awareness of the transcedental nature of relationships, both interpersonal and introspective. The heart and mind and remarkably adaptive. Technology, specifically email, is a wonderful invention in and of itself, but I m not so sure it makes life any easier. Technology makes systems more efficient, it does not necessarily make people more efficient.
Tempers flare and romances spark and thus, the virtual drama.
Email is its own dimension of communication, outside the domains of temperence and sensibility within other social behaviors. It can be difficult for the reader to interpret, without the inflections of the spoken word, which either causes gross misunderstandings or, in better spirits, highly creative interpretations. Email can be a deflated form of expression, or it can bore down deep in the psyche. What is most disappointing, however, is that the honesty and candor made possible behind a screen rarely transpose into real time encounters. But these fingertip vignettes into the life of another are just as real, if a bit distanced, as the rest of human experience.