The world we live in today is one where almost each and everything we do is online, including the friends we make and the new people we meet. People even meet their LOML online now, they fall in love, date , discuss, argue, fight, settle and all online. As long as you have a phone with data connection to the Internet, that's all. You can be everywhere and anywhere without leaving the comfort of your home.
This particular topic has forced me to think about my own personal life and daily routines. I personally do and engage in a whole lot of things, I help and assist caterers, I deliver foods, I make frames and deliver, I sell wares and some utensils, and all of these are people online. I don't have a physical store for all of the clothes and utensils I post online, when they see it and pick interest, I reach out to the seller and get it, then deliver it as well. The various food orders as well come from online, same with the frames that I make.
There are a lot of business transactions that I've completed online without getting to meet the person physically. We do all of it online, there are also some that we only get to see at the end when the deal is already or akmost completed. I can say that all of those with the help of the Internet and all have helped me to save myself from unnecessary stress and maybe money that would have gone in transport.
Also, there's the stuff I do on Whatsapp once in a while, where I give room for people to talk, share their minds, and discuss various things, all of which is mostly done anonymously. Most of the time I post encouraging, advise filled, thought provoking and beautiful writeups on my status, and u can say for a fact that it has helped a lot of people, including those I've never met in person. The beauty of the online world is the fact that distance ain't a barrier. Take what I write here for example, it can reach certain audience that I will never meet in my life.
But then, there are instances where I wish I could sit and be with someone, there are some people who tell me stuffs at times and I wish they were close by so we could discuss extensively, there are times I wish someone could just see through my silence and I know some people also experience that as well, where you would just sit with someone and allow silence do the talking. There's definitely something about physical presence that online presence cannot really comprehend.
Today, a lot of things are done online, people chat with people they've never met, form close friendship online, and do different kind of things. You see people post different things on their status like, "home alone," who go carry me comot,"* "invite me over," and different things, but the truth is, they won't step out. It's just there way of you know....They are actually not looking for anyone to take them out, they did not want to step out, to them it's just catching cruise and also play with whoever offers to really take them out.
If we can make use of the online world judiciously, it would help us grow and form meaningful connections, but if we decide to hide behind it and allow it replace good human connection, we can miss out on opportunities, it can break us, and also make us feel unseen. We need to have a rethink, the online space is really doing well, I must admit it, but then we should also remember to build connections and have conversations outside of the Internet as well. Because at the end of the day, if anything were to happen with/to us, people who are physically present will be the first to show up for us.
Second image is a screenshot of my WhatsApp status.
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