What do we value? The universal question, which gives so many different answers. We all value different things and ideas. Ideally, most of us have similar values that brings each of us together as a society.
One thing that most of us value is our relationship with others. Many of us value family, friends, and even those whom we do not yet know. Within us is the desire to be better, help, and to love. With the advent of technology we have seen a change of how relationships are formed. Direct face to face and even phone communication is evolving into a digital world of Facebook and text messages. Social skills are being developed digitally and many of the every day skills we need are being replaced. We are starting to live in a world where people in the room, may very well be somewhere else.
Technology has afforded is the ability to communicate and reach other people across the globe. What a great asset. We now not need to wait days or months to communicate with those far away. We can now do it with a click of a button.
Where do we find that balance? I feel like becoming aware is the very first step. We need to find the balance and realize that we need to find limits. Finding those limits and teaching that to the next generation of digital learners is essential. Relationships are formed in a variety of ways. There will always be a need for face to face and one on one communication. We need to ensure that this value of "relationship" will continue online and offline. We need to find the balance.
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