Speak

WOULD YOU BELIEVE me if I told you no one has ever professed their love for me in person? It's true. Never has one male told me they love me in person. It has always been either phone, text, or facebook. This fact has lead me to believe the origin of the term "awkward." If it weren't for technology, we would say everything in person (or letter, we can't forget our fine postal system.) It has also lead me to believe that technology has given us the biggest outlet to back out of any circumstance. Nowadays, we can screen a phone call, not respond to a message, or simply make up an excuse to miss an event. Why? Because the person on the other end of technology has no idea what's really going on. I am sick of this lack of confrontation. Imyself am guilty of this crime, however I believe it's time we fix it. Imagine life if you told someone how you really felt about them right on their front door step. If they saw IN PERSON how honest you really felt wouldn't they be more compelled to agree? I think so. Awkwardness would be less intense if you had the time to talk IN PERSON.

Things were meant to be said. Even when a couple is being married a priest will say, "Speak now, or forever hold your peace." He doesn't say, "E-mail me if you have any concerns and I'll try to get back to you." God created us with mouths and arms and legs so we could communicate and reach each other. God did not make text messaging (although sometimes I believe he did, since I simply cannot live without it, it seems.) A girl cannot be swept off her feet through a computer screen, an arguement cannot be settled through an e-mailed apology. It's time to start saying things (by still living by the "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" rule of course.) I believe it's the way God intended it. So as an open apology, I am sorry to those I have call screened, text ignored, or unreplied to. I think I'll respond outloud next time.

In Joy,

Kandace