The Way We Communicate

I am thinking of the interesting way that communication is, in many ways, reversing itself. 

This morning I received an answer, from a text I sent my daughter,  it was a thumbs-up symbol.

And I thought to myself “self” that is the way of the world today.  Little pictures of all kinds, flowers, multi-colored hearts, Humorous little faces and fireworks, balloons, confetti bursting forth on the face of the phone;  all expressing ones feelings to another.

That thumbs up symbol represents, in my imagination, a reversal of communication back to the earliest of times. 

Back to a time when art, artistically done or crude stick figures, was their way of communicating.   Amazing tile floors with meaningful messages of that day's culture.  All ancient ways of telling their story.

When I visited Israel, Jordan and Greece I was amazed at the variety of ways that the world communicated thoughts.  At every turn you found evidence of a world without a words written on a page. 

I am thinking, of at least one way of communication that has lived although history: body language expression. You can go to a foreign country, without speaking their language, and communicate with your facial response and the use of your hands to ask a question.

A smile, or a frown, on a face says more than a thousand words.  It has been true from the earliest of times.

In todays culture, the older generation, finds it somewhat offensive that: “People don’t talk anymore.”  “No one writes a hand written note anymore.” 

It is not uncommon to see people sitting side-by-side staring at their electronic devices.  No verbal words pass between them.

And yet, statistics have proven that the younger generation is more connected with their friends than ever before.

We use to talk of the phone, they don’t.  They would rather communicate with symbols and quick words texted on the phone.

The cool thing, to me to think about, is that they are in constant touch with each other.  And they really care about each other.  

And it all happens without a sound passing between them.

Who can argue with that?