So I got to meet Lutheran Flavor in the flesh today! This is the second time I've met a blogging friend. And on the same afternoon there was a piece on NPR talking about virtual friends and why "Seinfeld" was such a good show.
The premise of the essay was that "Seinfeld" although its characters could be fairly unlikeable, showed a group of four people who always stuck with each other. They were friends through thick and thin and even thinner. The writer suggested that this something we all long for, but that we can't find the same thing with our virtual friends.
He makes a good point. You can only have virtual coffee with your virtual friends. And yet, I have remembered Lutheran Flavor in my prayers. I have listened as she has discussed her calling and vocation. And I care about what happens to her next. Meeting her in person was a bonus!
Perhaps blogging friends and real time friends are similar in that, the depth of the relationship depends on how much you share. And how much you care. Granted, it's not the same kind of friendship, but blogging buddies- I am ever so thankful for you!
3 comments:
Yay! I think I fit in a little to well...the likelihood of me..er..being around more is high :)
I have enjoyed meeting a couple of blog friends as well. it is as you say..
You are so right; "the depth of the relationship depends on how much you share".
The "touch" is the part that is missing. But many times my heart is touched by the caring words of my cyber friends. Somehow when the heart is touched, God provides the rest of the hug.
Post a Comment