Application to life:

The world is so digitally and technologically focused that it is sometimes hard to keep up with all of it. We need to be up to the times with our blogs, our facebook, our twitter, company websites, school websites, entertainment websites, informational websites, such as news websites-CNN etc. A personal application is that in life, we may be pressured by cell phones taking our time, internet taking our time, television, other electronic and technological devices. These all take our time and sometimes we become so absorbed into our modern technology that the closeness and personal aspect of the interpersonal relationships with those around us tend to be dissolved from traditional interactions into ones that are less traditional. By less traditional, I mean that people are not having as many face to face interactions or even voice to voice. People text more and facebook, which is good to keep contact, but not good for keeping the skills and abilities related to normal human interaction that we all need and should develop. I know for me, that sometimes I talk to people a lot through facebook and texting, but when it comes to real life or real interaction, I have a harder time. It’s as if we can all feel safe and comfortable behind our screens, but either get scared or don’t know what to say when we actually come in contact with someone face-to-face. The ability to interact in person is a skill we should not lose.