I remember back in late 80’s and 90’s, a new movement was undergoing the society skin, I had just learn to read and grab any piece of paper with words on it.
Most I could find was expired daily newspapers. Somehow I manage to read the ad section, including all kind of items, among all, one type was very attractive to me,
In cause of immigration, Sale on home appliance
Bedroom, kitchen, dishes, TV, toys……
It happened to my family to. My widowed aunt and 2 cousin, they left their beloved homeland to an unknown distant land, Canada!
In my young mind, airplane was fast enough to shorten any distance, but 18 hours by plain was beyond my understanding to digest
It took our family almost a month to reach their new address and information.
A gloomy missing letter took almost a season to deliver back and forth
The delivery day was a special occasion to hold a party on.
After serving dinner, like a court room, everyone sat quietly. Like a holly scroll, the letter hand over to my aunt or my cousin to read. And the magic began, words were flying to sit in our heart and soul, everyone was looking to hear his/her name among the words. When reading was ended, silent still remain for couple minutes until and elder brake it with a blessing for all the family.
A while later, if you were lucky enough to get a free line, were able to make a phone call, it was incredible to talk and hear your loved one over the line of thousand km, soon we found out we need to wait a few second to speak in order to prevent the interfere of our voice because of transmitting delay.
It was the story of aparted families for decades up until WWW has arrived. Emails, messengers makes it much much easier than before. And quickly being in touch become an on-demand things!
It sound satisfying but gradually it works backwards.
As it gets more easy to contact, people get more unwilling to.
It looks like the obsession of connection was directly bond to impossibility of making it happen!
As one of my favorite philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer said, human being’s life is a constant Pendulum in between desire and boredom
Once you reach the pick of your desire, it fall down and rises to boredom! And it keeps going on forever.
What is wrong with us that we lost it?
What is wrong with us while we could make a phone/video call we just cut it to a text message or a short voice message!
In between of the technology tsunami, in top of the pick of absolute desire or boredom, let’s just comfort on shore of nostalgia and old habits, lest stand in middle of moderation
Let’s have the technology in our service and keep in touch.
