According to a 2012 article at The Week Magazine, Friedhelm Hillebrand is credited with the initial concept of texting. In 1984 Hillebrand recognized most of the information he wanted to convey could be condensed to 160 characters, serving as the limit for early text messages. Eight years later, Neil Papworth sent a good friend the first SMS message to express “Merry Christmas.” Since this pioneer revolutionized the way people communicate 21 years ago, society has never been the same.
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Today, young people prefer to use their fingers than pick up the phone. In fact, to avoid confrontation, adults now use Facebook, texting or Twitter to replace face to face encounters. Though texting is a convenient and efficient means of communication, it should be no way replace one on one conversations. God designed human beings to be relational creatures, interacting with one another. However, I am afraid that future technology will continue to disconnect individuals from forming permanent meaningful lasting relationships.
Like most Monday mornings, I drove to Star Bucks to meet a close friend and former colleague. While not every conversation is life altering, there is something special about sharing your burdens, good news and relating past events to current situations. Pouring out my soul and spilling my guts has established a tight bond of fellowship, rare in the fast paced life style on the East Coast. If you ever feel like you’re missing something, void of a missing ingredient, its probably because you don’t have enough one on one conversations. Reach out today to a friend from the past or present, making room on your calender, to connect with another soul one on one.
by Jay Mankus
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