I've always been a firm believer that communication (along with trust) is perhaps the most important factor in any relationship, especially between spouses. As I've aged (an elderly 30, I know), however, I've noticed a trend of de-emphasizing communication and its significance. I can only imagine what the next wave will be in this very trend.
We started with face-to-face interaction, before expanding our communicative options with the introduction of the telephone. Years later, Al Gore founded the internet(s) and through the keyboard, a computer screen and Mr. Gore's magic, we were able to contact one another through e-mail. Not too terribly long ago, through our cell phones, we became able to type quick notes to other people with text messages. It seems like just yesterday Twitter became the new smash hit, as people could type up to 140 golden characters of random information and express it to friends, family, the world or to simply amuse themselves. So, what's next? We went from talking in person, hearing the content, the tone of voice and seeing another person's body language to subtracting the body language via the telephone to subtracting the tone of voice with e-mail to condensing messages (and adding abbreviations) via text messages to condensing our thoughts and feelings even further with the invention of Twitter. Before long, we may be communicating through grunts and finding ourselves studying dogs in order to expand our vocabularies and interact with a person away from a screen.
We started with face-to-face interaction, before expanding our communicative options with the introduction of the telephone. Years later, Al Gore founded the internet(s) and through the keyboard, a computer screen and Mr. Gore's magic, we were able to contact one another through e-mail. Not too terribly long ago, through our cell phones, we became able to type quick notes to other people with text messages. It seems like just yesterday Twitter became the new smash hit, as people could type up to 140 golden characters of random information and express it to friends, family, the world or to simply amuse themselves. So, what's next? We went from talking in person, hearing the content, the tone of voice and seeing another person's body language to subtracting the body language via the telephone to subtracting the tone of voice with e-mail to condensing messages (and adding abbreviations) via text messages to condensing our thoughts and feelings even further with the invention of Twitter. Before long, we may be communicating through grunts and finding ourselves studying dogs in order to expand our vocabularies and interact with a person away from a screen.
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