Losing Personal Interaction
Losing Personal Interaction
I wonder if the human race it will ever
Live to one day and regret
The march towards it's entire existence
Controlled by the powerful internet?
Soon it will be possible to transact
All your business without leaving home
There'll be no reason to go out your front door
No reason to go out and roam
Having been brought up on human interaction
As a way I have lived all my life
I find it confronting and frightening
This direction could bring with it strife
People will become isolated and lonely
More deficient in human interaction
They'll lose the ability to communicate
With each other, in face to face action
As a child of the 50's I remember
The shopkeepers all knew our names
A free biscuit, fritz slices were given
We connected each day in our games
Getting dressed up and going to town
To the big department stores was a treat
People milling round by the hundreds
Talking and greeting who they'd meet
We all need this personal interaction
With people, a little, each day
I know things are gradually changing
But I hope it never completely fades away
Don Matthews December 2018
M.C. Newberry
Fri 18th Jan 2019 16:02
Clearly, human interaction depends on where and when. The
streets of Delhi are not comparable with those of Tunbridge Wells.
Too much of a good thing can be as unhealthy as too much of a bad thing. So let's settle for a little of what you fancy does you good.
I am content to chat to my local acquaintances of whatever sort
but not too much or too often. Another adage comes to mind:
familiarity breeds contempt. Who wants to meet the town bore - let alone be thought of as one?! As for the Internet: I was a late
arrival but let me say this -
I have no intention to be rude
But I rather like my solitude;
To view the world on a glowing screen
To see but yet remain unseen.
(Unless you are the social type
Who can then log on to Skype!)
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