Loneliness in a world of Mass Connection...

I'm quoting someone...this is not me!!!
"Cell phone, calls, text messages, e-mails, online social networks, chat rooms - there has never been a time when the means of communicating were so numerous and easy to come by. Yet, in this world of mass connection, many people - young and old - feel very lonely. Why??.....The hectic pace of life imposed by modern society is hardly conductive to warm human contact. A smile and the affection that can be seen in a person's eyes cannot generally be conveyed over the phone or through a message on a computer screen."

This is me now!!!!!!
I just read this today and it hit the spot with me....I mean, as much as I love my facebook, my emailing and this blog (well...not as much as others!!), I am completely against all this technology replacing human interaction. I have over 300 friends on facebook, and each and every one of them I know them personally, have at some point in my life spoken with, or just KNOW!!!! But at the same time, there are maybe 15 people that I speak with in one month......I also fall into this trap: writing a msg. on facebook and washing my hands of having to actually pick up the phone and call someone...or even meet with them. I get over 300 msg. of HAPPY BIRTHDAY, but hardly anyone ever calls to wish me a happy birthday personally...
I don't care much about me....the people that I love and want to talk to, actually DO CALL ME!!! But I am thinking of how we fool ourselves thinking we have so many "friends", or know so many people, when in fact, when we sit and think about it...we are more alone than back in the beginning of the 90's when we used to call more and meet with people more!!!!
So...please do not fall into the trap set by the devil to separate us from human interaction....while using your technology, don't forget God called us to love everyone...and that sometimes involves actually picking up the phone yourself (not saying...why DON'T THEY EVER CALL) to just say hi or meet for STARBUCKS!!!!
And as for me...Baba...I cherish every phone conversation with you, no matter how interrupted it is by Victoria's crying (hahahahahahaha...she's hillarious) or Alex's need to go to sleep. I love it that I have a huge collection of hand written letter and pictures of when we actually spent time together, talking...not msg'ing over the internet!!!!! Stay tuned...you might get something in the mail soon!!!!!!