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Volume 8 Issue 1
Page 6
Page 6
Warmth, an interesting word, that; it’s a word like so many in the English language
that have a variety of meanings; meanings that can only be discerned when seen
within the context of a sentence or paragraph. To say that I am a warm person
means nothing in particular. It could mean that I was no longer cold or, it could mean
that the temperature I’m experiencing is less than comfortable; or, perhaps that I am
friendly and caring... it’s a wonder that any person having another language as their
native tongue can ever understand the complexities of English.
Going back to the theme, warmth, I guess that it could also infer the degree,
perhaps, to which I am cold or hot, friendly or unfriendly, caring or uncaring; and then
there is the experience I had as I started writing – I was having difficulty warming up
to the theme …
So much of our language is non-verbal, dependent on the observation of facial
expression and body language as well as hearing one’s inflection, tone of voice and
volume. Overall, this dependence has generally worked well for us. There are
exceptions, like when one is not paying close attention, when one is preoccupied or
is focused on making a response before fully understanding what the other person is
really saying or has written. All in all, we’ve done pretty well, but that changed
dramatically a couple of decades ago. The biggest change was that of the advent of
email followed by texting on cell phones and digital “pads.” Such technological
advances have advanced the speed of communicating, but have not improved
communication. They have introduced another means for misunderstanding, digital
abbreviated text. After wading through all of my rambling, I hope you are still AAS
(alive and smiling). Maybe I should send some WAFS your way (warm and fuzzies).
It seems to me that conversation and exchanges of information have lost their
warmth, become impersonal, too often reduced to strings of chat acronyms, to bits
and pieces, the stuff of communication by thumb. (There are times when I think such
shortcuts would be handy and then I remember my clumsy thumbs and tiny keys.)
Thank goodness for well-written books, poems, articles and stories. I am grateful
for the writers, poets and artists who contribute to Groundwaters. I appreciate
Groundwaters and all those who make it possible, YTB (you’re the best). Because of
people like you, the craft of writing is still alive and well. No matter whether you are a
beginner or an accomplished author or poet, each of you contributes greatly through
words and art to the meaning and understanding of life. While much of what’s on
these pages is absent non-verbal expression, over time we’ve begun to know each
other a little bit better and that, somehow, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. Keep up
the good work!
GGN (gotta go now), TNT (till next time).
that have a variety of meanings; meanings that can only be discerned when seen
within the context of a sentence or paragraph. To say that I am a warm person
means nothing in particular. It could mean that I was no longer cold or, it could mean
that the temperature I’m experiencing is less than comfortable; or, perhaps that I am
friendly and caring... it’s a wonder that any person having another language as their
native tongue can ever understand the complexities of English.
Going back to the theme, warmth, I guess that it could also infer the degree,
perhaps, to which I am cold or hot, friendly or unfriendly, caring or uncaring; and then
there is the experience I had as I started writing – I was having difficulty warming up
to the theme …
So much of our language is non-verbal, dependent on the observation of facial
expression and body language as well as hearing one’s inflection, tone of voice and
volume. Overall, this dependence has generally worked well for us. There are
exceptions, like when one is not paying close attention, when one is preoccupied or
is focused on making a response before fully understanding what the other person is
really saying or has written. All in all, we’ve done pretty well, but that changed
dramatically a couple of decades ago. The biggest change was that of the advent of
email followed by texting on cell phones and digital “pads.” Such technological
advances have advanced the speed of communicating, but have not improved
communication. They have introduced another means for misunderstanding, digital
abbreviated text. After wading through all of my rambling, I hope you are still AAS
(alive and smiling). Maybe I should send some WAFS your way (warm and fuzzies).
It seems to me that conversation and exchanges of information have lost their
warmth, become impersonal, too often reduced to strings of chat acronyms, to bits
and pieces, the stuff of communication by thumb. (There are times when I think such
shortcuts would be handy and then I remember my clumsy thumbs and tiny keys.)
Thank goodness for well-written books, poems, articles and stories. I am grateful
for the writers, poets and artists who contribute to Groundwaters. I appreciate
Groundwaters and all those who make it possible, YTB (you’re the best). Because of
people like you, the craft of writing is still alive and well. No matter whether you are a
beginner or an accomplished author or poet, each of you contributes greatly through
words and art to the meaning and understanding of life. While much of what’s on
these pages is absent non-verbal expression, over time we’ve begun to know each
other a little bit better and that, somehow, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. Keep up
the good work!
GGN (gotta go now), TNT (till next time).
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