Day 28
Today I am thankful for technology.
For someone who remembers party line telephones, having to have the operator place a long-distance call for you, cameras that the film had to be developed and even then you had a choice of black and white or color, black and white tv, and no remote controls technology has advanced to an amazing degree in a short time. Although older I am not what one would consider old (unless you are younger than 12).
I am thankful for the technology that allows me to communicate with family and friends at any time of the day or night no matter where we are. I can make a picture and immediately send it to someone else. I can talk long-distance for hours and not worry about the cost. Technology has made our world so much smaller. And even though there are those who use it for criminal purposes for the most part it is used in a positive manner.
I have been fascinated for some time with the concept of "6 degrees of separation" and have been heard to say that with technology I am not convinced that it is less than 6. A few days ago there was an article on Yahoo that supported this. There has actually been a study that proved it is now less than 5 degrees.
On another note while I am thankful for technology and instant communication I will say that letter writing has become a lost art and that saddens me. How many of us miss the anticipation of going to the mailbox and having a letter from a friend or relative and being excited to open it to see what they have to say. As it has been said the only thing certain is change. So even though missing those lost arts of letter writing and card sending I will embrace the opportunities that technology has given us.
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