Today i just witnessed a family at a restaurant for their dinner. There were about 6 of them; young parents with 4 children. Each one owns a handphone except for the youngest boy. Well, the table was quiet since they didnt even talk to each other. Every one had phones in their hands, concentrating clicking on the buttons. I could tell the youngest was bored since he had noone to talk to or to entertain him.
This scene made me realise how different and challenging will it be to have proper conversation in a family in my generation. I guess i should be strict with my family on 'no-gadgets-at-family-meals' rules next time.
Other common scenario is that partners prefer to text to each other instead of talking on the phones. Perhaps, texting is cheaper but through phonecalls, we can share a lot more in a minute. We can appreciate the emotions expressed as well as learnin on the tone language. The thing is Some people do not have soft skills.
Email is of course another great invention but in my opinions it lacks human touch. I still remember how i would decorate my letters to either penpals or friends. Sadly email has pretty limited function on this.
I can give more examples but it frustrates me to do it. I am not saying i do not do all those. in fact i am sad about it. But i guess living in this era, this is the price to be paid. We have to adapt to this change but at the same time we need to ensure we do not lose the soft skills in communication.
Sent from Hanani's iPhone! Woo!
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