the culprit

I've been contemplating the affect of technology on us as individuals lately and how it causes us to become isolated, alone, and a virtual island. When we're engrossed in MySpace, texting, Facebook, email, or whatever; we're losing that human element. There's something that happens when people talk, it's more than information transferring. It's personal, serious, and means more. Why is it easier to say things on the internet than in real life? ...because you don't have to see their reaction or fear the rejection.

I think that the culprit for issues like self-injury, suicide, and that sort is the unwillingness of people to communicate face to face and making themselves into islands. (This may be because of sheer laziness, but that's another topic) This causes people to feel alone, feel unnecessary, feel useless. We're spending time infront of a computer screen rather than infront of another human being; investing into them and being invested into as well.

I would encourage you to make the effort to hang out with friends together, not online, get a ride, make a drive, take a walk. It'll be worth it and solve so many of our issues. ...and listen to people; be trust-worthy and respect their issues, don't make jokes when they're talking to you. Also, don't puke all of your issues on some random person, only talk about that stuff with people you know you can trust. Ok, that's about as much advice as I have right now.

AND REMEMBER----No one is perfect. We are all sinners equally. No one person better than another. Love everyone, because, for some reason or another, the one man who walked the Earth who WAS worthy to judge, refused to do just that, and chose to love instead. Heal.

Ben.

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