I strongly believe of living a life in moderation.
In a world full of extremes and people living in the fast lane, it is often a real struggle to keep oneself grounded and not "fall off the cliff". This, in a nutshell, how I feel about technology. I feel that I'm blessed enough to keep up somehow to survive with the new developments. However, I need to always remind myself not to go overboard and remain focused to the most essential things in life.
One classic example is technology as a means to communication. I served s a volunteer for two years in a far-flung community with barely any cellphone signals. Letters take weeks (even months) to get in and I have to make do with what we call now as "snail mail" to get in touch with family and friends. Probably because of the extreme isolation, I felt like I just won the lottery every time I get mail.
Fast forward ten years...
It takes me about 15 minutes to upload 50 pictures of a recent family trip, compose a brief blog of what happened and BOOM...the almost 100 contacts I have in my blog site have access to it in a matter of seconds after the upload. Hours later, I already get comments from people across the globe how cool the pictures are, blah, blah, blah.
But do I consider my blog site more valuable than the letters I received as a volunteer? Naaah.
At the end of the day, I still see this technology as a mere tool to connect people. The speed, ease and the added aesthetic effects don't necessarily translate to deeper friendships or stronger bonds. I've seen a number of couples just "talk" most of the time using chat rooms or text messaging and feel that they are communicating enough with their partners. Tsk, tsk.
With this, let us proceed with caution and continue to enjoy blogging in moderation.
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