facebook has an incredible way of connecting (and reconnecting) people. it serves as a portal to an online presence unique to each person and their networks. my "friends" list spans decades and generations, comprised of family, close friends, coworkers old and new, classmates from elementary school through college, neighbors, people i've gone to church with, prom with, dinners with, parties with, or on trips with. people who held me as a baby, who i've grown up with, who i know as "aunties" and "uncles" or friends of the family. or people that i've merely crossed paths with at some point, during some stage of my life.
it strikes me that facebook has also recently become a priceless tool for reuniting earthquake and tsunami survivors in japan with their families and vice versa.
who would have thunk it? it began as a simple idea that amassed into this gigantic, spinning web of interlocking lives and shared experiences.
sometimes i think about these people who make up my list and am flooded with memories; fleeting encounters, isolated incidents, mutual moments that pattern and weave in and out and through my existence.
No comments:
Post a Comment