I recently saw He’s Just Not That Into You starring countless movie stars which is a definite must-see for guys and girls. It’s NOT just a chick flick. Anyway, there is a clip in the movie which is at the end of the trailer with Drew Barrymore’s character to Scarlett Johansson’s character her relationship situation or lack of one due to exhaustion from being rejected through countless forms of technologies. I find this quite ironic how the advancement of technology is supposed to make our lives easier, which it does in many ways, don’t get me wrong, but it also has its drawbacks as shown in the clip. Technology is meant to make networking and keeping in touch with friends and family easier, when in actuality, it just makes people more distant.
I know everyone loves getting handwritten letters and other fun stuff, but nowadays, everyone says hi through an email or a Myspace message or a superpoke on Facebook. Sure things are easier this way, you can forward an email to everyone in your address book all at once and save a lot of time, but there’s something special about personal letters that just can’t be replaced. In Drew Barrymore’s situation, if the guy really didn’t want to go out with her, he could’ve just told her or called her, that way it would have been straight forward with no mixed messages. Sure that may be a little harsh being so blunt, but at least the poor girl won’t be left wondering where they stand.
So this Christmas or Thanksgiving, or both holidays, instead of forwarding a mass text message saying “Happy Holidays Everyone!” why don’t you make at least a few personal phone calls at least to close family and give them a personal “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Thanksgiving” and let them know that they’re not just another person in your contacts list.
