As a child I remember my fondness for letters. Letters to friends, cousins, family. The love arose not because of the content but more so because of its inherent secret nature. The fact that that I had some special bond with someone of which only I knew gave immense pleasure. A decade down the line and I see a completely different picture. The electronic media has changed the entire communication scene. Children now know of only formal/informal letters as part of their grammar education. There is an omnipresent desire to showcase one's love and affection for another via the social network. People emerge with all together different personality on them. Coy, shy and people who are almost always silent in a social group shout out their feelings over the social media in a fashion that leaves you wondering. One sees them expressing uninhibited love and feelings and one wonders which their true self is or may be it was all there but hidden.
Expressing your mind is not a problem but yes expressing only or more on a digital platform than you ever do, to your loved ones, in person makes one wonder. Today children talk to their parents over facebook and messenger and label it as modernity aka coolness. If only parenting was that easy. Communicating means to know the well being of your friend, your parents, your family and to know if they are safe, nurtured and loved. Not denying any individual his or her right to use the social platform in any way they desire but yes please pause for a moment and think over the true friends you have and treasure them.
At times love,affection and concern involve social displays to make your (physically) distant near and dear ones realize their importance in your life in your own special ways. But if you decide to say it to the person who lives next door or the friend you share your room with, then boy the table or wall you share is echoing and trying to convey a message. Listen intently!
But at the end if loveee is what you want; you know where your social page is. Keep Loving!
