Words and Speeches

About a few weeks ago, my dad's friend (who's also one of our suppliers) came and we had a chat. He commented on how people of my generation speaks less words than we type on our phones. Which is a very interesting statement to make, and also I think that this applies to me as well. Although he meant it in a more negative way, by referring to how we don't talk as much to other people, and that we're too engrossed on our phones. Either on WhatsApp or social media.

I'm not gonna lie but yes I spent a lot of time on my phone. But I only look at it when I'm doing nothing. When I'm occupied with things to do, I get my phone away from me. Either in my pocket or on my table etc. Basically if I'm not interacting with people. Because... Well it's the only thing that I can do other than staring into blank space right haha. Also I hate it when people are on their phones when they are talking to me. Like seriously just use your phone first I won't mind.

My dad also made a comment once about how people nowadays prefer communicating via text/Whatsapp/email rather than by calling them directly. Personally, I prefer this too. Because I feel that text is a more accurate and safer way to deliver your information to the other party? There are a lot of times where I call someone, and they interpret my message wrongly and boomz.

I remember back when I started helping out at the farm, I would call my customers to ask them for their orders. And then I would call them to reconfirm their orders. And then I realised there are a lot of wrong information conveyed either to me, or to them. So I started texting them from then on. It's clearer and also easier for me to convey the message to other people if I need to!

Words and texts are visible and easy to understand. Speeches on the other hands, are not so easy. Unless you have a super duper good pronunciation and articulation. Also I'm cadel (AKA I can't roll my Rs) which makes speaking Indonesian a bit incomprehensible to me.

I do feel the same sentiment as the two of them above though. As we progress, the human touch is getting lesser and lesser. I remember when I was in secondary school, I would still call my friends to ask about homework and tests. Which sometimes would evolve into an hour conversation about the most random things we can talk about. Or how we would even teach each other about topics that we're unsure about, before a test! All done on a phone call.

But as I got myself a smartphone, I ditch the calls away and just text my friends. And I feel it's more convenient this way actually. Also to be honest I'm more of a words than speech guy. It's easier for me to convey my feelings through written words than to just talk to people. When I went to Tibet, I gave everyone a card before we all bid farewell. I don't know, it's easier for me than just talk to each of them, thanking them of the wonderful days we had in Tibet!

Well, technology has its perks and also its disadvantages. We lose some, we gain some. I think all in all the most important thing about this whole issue is to never forget being a human hah. Our phone may make our life easier, but we should always remember that in the end, we, humans, are the ones operating and using them. So don't forget that we are all a human being after all!