It's one thing for your 10 month old son to get his "shots", and yet another thing to watch three women try and hold him down in order to get an IV in.
And then to see the nurse's hand shake while she tries to get the IV needle in...
Words can't describe.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
The Sad Reality About Technology
Email. Text messaging. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. Instagram. Just to name a few. Who knows what's next...
Social networking, in its many forms, is a great way to get a ton of info out there. But at what expense?
It's pretty amazing how far technology has brought us in such a short period of time. And at that same time, look at what it has taken away from us.
It has taken away our personalities from conversations. Ever have to clarify what you said in an email because it came across as "too strong"?
It has taken away the personal touch that we once had with each other.
It has become a convenience tool for us to swype or type on our phones instead of doing what we used to do, reach out and touch someone by way of the phone call.
Not very long ago, friends would get together to tell each other of fantastic things going on in their lives. Now, a post on Facebook does that, and the close friendships that people once had erode into being just one more person or name on Facebook, or Twitter, or an entry in a Contacts folder on ones phone.
Would you send your parents or close friends an email or a text message to tell them you were engaged? Would you disregard them and have them find out the news on Facebook or Twitter? And how would you feel if you were on the flip side?
I guess sometimes we're so entrenched in our own lives that we just can't see beyond the technology that is so close to our finger tips.
And that's the sad reality of technology. We've become so dependent upon it, that we can't see the negative effects it has brought to our lives...
Social networking, in its many forms, is a great way to get a ton of info out there. But at what expense?
It's pretty amazing how far technology has brought us in such a short period of time. And at that same time, look at what it has taken away from us.
It has taken away our personalities from conversations. Ever have to clarify what you said in an email because it came across as "too strong"?
It has taken away the personal touch that we once had with each other.
It has become a convenience tool for us to swype or type on our phones instead of doing what we used to do, reach out and touch someone by way of the phone call.
Not very long ago, friends would get together to tell each other of fantastic things going on in their lives. Now, a post on Facebook does that, and the close friendships that people once had erode into being just one more person or name on Facebook, or Twitter, or an entry in a Contacts folder on ones phone.
Would you send your parents or close friends an email or a text message to tell them you were engaged? Would you disregard them and have them find out the news on Facebook or Twitter? And how would you feel if you were on the flip side?
I guess sometimes we're so entrenched in our own lives that we just can't see beyond the technology that is so close to our finger tips.
And that's the sad reality of technology. We've become so dependent upon it, that we can't see the negative effects it has brought to our lives...
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