The Art of Communication
July 11, 2007 by ahilya74
Communication…just one word, yet so vital to man’s existence. Vital to every kind of relationship, there is…We express our thoughts and emotions, disseminate knowledge and information in a variety of ways.
We have communicated by word of mouth, letters, newspapers, phone calls and through media. Technology has played a big role…with the invention of the telegraph, the rotary phone, and the black & white television. In the 20th century, however, technology played an even bigger role. Computers & cell phones (the size of our forearm) was invented in the 1970’s. Colored TVs followed, got better & bigger.
Over the years, modern and highly technological toys & gadgets have been invented and are now available for our pleasure. Cell phones became smaller & come packed with many features, to make the talking experience unforgettable. Now, there’s the iphone…it’s a phone, music player, movie theatre, camera & computer in one. You name it, it has it. The world of movies won’t be beat…Betamax came & went, replaced by the VHS, then came the DVD, HGTV, plasmas, Pay-per-view, TiVo…it’s all a remote control away…
Computers, especially, have been a big hit, since the Internet came into existence. Who would have thought that you could send a letter, across the miles, using a box and a rodent;D? Just one click…what do you get? An online newspaper, dictionary, encyclopedia, calculator and plane tickets…to name a few. And the best thing that the internet has enabled us to do is being able to communicate with our families & friends throughout the globe through emails, chatting and sites like Friendster…Why, my mom (in the Philippines) and I see and talk to each other, every week (yes, really talk! for free too:D)!
Inspite of how technology-savvy we have, comfortably, all become, I miss sitting at a table with pen & paper in hand (miss my mom’s handwriting). Of course, we can still do that… but how many of us really take the time to? Have we grown dependent on a click of a mouse…remote control…cruise control? How would we fare without them?
Communication is vital, however we do it. But life is too short for us to let machines do all our talking…let us surprise a love one with a written note. I bet you, they miss your handwriting, too…
