tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post5160620816375164411..comments2024-03-10T01:23:48.606-07:00Comments on Belt Drive Betty's Blog: And so it goes...life on the InternetBelt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-13045229522887316942011-03-18T13:21:59.665-06:002011-03-18T13:21:59.665-06:00Well said!Well said!Belt Drivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-69763548257019066122011-03-18T11:04:41.672-06:002011-03-18T11:04:41.672-06:00As a woman losing her hearing late in life, I know...As a woman losing her hearing late in life, I know the importance of communicating online. It's fast becoming my main source of staying in touch with everyone. To say that much is lost in translation is an understatement.<br /><br />The giggle after a poke in the ribs or the twinkle in someone's eye after delivering a sarcastic comment are lost.<br /><br />What happens is that we translate according to our own human condition. If we're harboring bitterness, anger and resentment, that's going to be our translator. Those who are open to kindness, compassion and love with use that as their language while reading.<br /><br />The world hasn't gotten angrier.... we're just more open to seeing or supposing it is, depending on where we are in any given moment.<br /><br />We've all come online in a chit mood and responded in black and white and then regretted how it looked afterward. We can insert all the "lol"s and winks we want, but without the physical energy of a voice or a face in front of us, it's lost.<br /><br />Those of us who have to rely on the written word instead of sound know this more than anyone. But it's up to all of us to keep it in mind every time we start clicking away on our keyboards or phones.<br /><br />Yah... the world ain't uglier... it's just easier to make believe it is.<br /><br />Show love. Offer compassion. Write with a conscience and be responsible for not just yourself, but the fall out.<br /><br />L&R<br /><br />bullie~My Inside Voiceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028629791078187147noreply@blogger.com