Sunday, August 27, 2006
Virtual Village?
It never ceases to amazes me how the internet can allow one to enter the lives of others. Some people wonder how I can basically leave so much of my life as a matter of public record.
So what happens when someone decides to share a tragedy a matter of public knowledge? That's what maybe happened with the Furious Spinner, who shared her friend's struggle with breast cancer. A struggle her friend lost.
I guess I can't imagine putting something like that onto cyberspace. Maybe it's just me, but dying is a private matter to me.
But then why did I send this woman a condolence of sorts, perhaps because at some level, I feel that I've come to know her a bit through her blog.
And perhaps thats one of the joys of the web, that we can come to know people that we wouldn't be able to meet otherwise. ¶ 5:53 PM
It never ceases to amazes me how the internet can allow one to enter the lives of others. Some people wonder how I can basically leave so much of my life as a matter of public record.
So what happens when someone decides to share a tragedy a matter of public knowledge? That's what maybe happened with the Furious Spinner, who shared her friend's struggle with breast cancer. A struggle her friend lost.
I guess I can't imagine putting something like that onto cyberspace. Maybe it's just me, but dying is a private matter to me.
But then why did I send this woman a condolence of sorts, perhaps because at some level, I feel that I've come to know her a bit through her blog.
And perhaps thats one of the joys of the web, that we can come to know people that we wouldn't be able to meet otherwise. ¶ 5:53 PM
