How many people do we actually message regularly from our messenger contacts? I presume not too many. At least that's the case with me and I think most people would probably be the same...
You start adding people in messenger and the contact list keeps growing. You chat with some, then lose contact and then for a long time, you dont talk to the person....
Then you one day notice the popup saying 'xxxx is online'. That's when you suddenly realize that you have completely lost touch with him/her. There is a small pang of guilt in your mind...you could have put in a little more effort to keep in touch....
The other person is realizing the same when you log in...but both still dont make that simple effort to just send a hello...both are too busy in their own lives and tell themselves that they will find some time soon....
But the fact is there is never a good time...that's why I have great respect for those few individuals who make that simple gesture to say the hi and renew the relation just for the heck of it....
And in that note, there are quite a number of ppl who diminish the value of this by calling it 'networking'. I personally think it is one of the most decadent of words...or possibly I have started disliking it since the usage in IIMB...
Technology may change and you may have all the Skypes but then nothing can replace the basic requirement - a will to cherish the relationships and friendships that one has acquired over time...
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even i'm guilty of not saying Hi to long lost friends. was just catching up on your archives.
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