Facebook, texting, tweeting and all the rest of the massive ways we have to instantly communicate these days have certainly been getting a bad rap lately. It's unfortunate that a select few take a good thing and turn it into something negative.
The whole reason Facebook came to be so popular is because people want to stay connected to those who live somewhere else ... who have drifted through a person's life ... and you don't want to close the door on what could be a long lasting friendship.
Or at least that is why I enjoy Facebook.
Yesterday afternoon, a brief message from a friend from 'a lifetime ago' ended up being a correspondence that volleyed back and forth between us throughout the afternoon and early evening. Then I woke up to one final message from this friend this morning.
We caught up (as much as one can, when you are trying to be brief with your words) on each other's life ... but what was so incredibly special was to hear a voice from the past come across through the words chosen to tell the story of 'them'.
Old memories, happy thoughts, laughter and the essence of this friend from long ago came back to me as we messaged back and forth.
That ... is what Facebook is all about. Finding ways to stay connected to those who have impacted your life.
I embrace any opportunity that I find, to help me keep in touch with family and friends. It was a most wonderful visit with an old friend ... and I look forward to many more.
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