ATTENTION FACEBOOK!!
Facebook gives us a chance to connect with those we are close with, those that we forgot about and remembered again, and people we probably never would have known if it hadn't been for Facebook. It gives us an opportunity to leave our mark on the world and as we have discovered in recent weeks with the Middle East an opportunity to Change the World. However, like so many people and things in this life we tend to take it for granted as we scroll down the newsfeed to see peoples Astrology Signs, what they ate for dinner, or who they killed in Mafia Wars. Facebook to some people is a way to connect to the world, when their world seems so small and lonely.
As I was scrolling through the numerous posts of Mafia Wars, Cafe World, Frontierville, and the occassional What Hippy Name Are You I stumbled upon a cry for Attention from a Facebook Friend. For privacy sake I will call them by their Hippy Name, Rainbow. Now Rainbow stated on their Status that their marriage was splitting up and they didn't know how they would survive and basically ended it with, This is Goodbye and I hope Life treats you well. This status was posted 9 hours before I read it!
Several friends responded with "Hang in There, things will get better, etc. etc." But to no avail and no response from Rainbow who wasn't even answering the phone. At last I and a few other friends called the small town police station in another state, to have someone go to Rainbows' home to check on things. Hours later ..................... ...........Rainbow responds with a simple I'm fine and didn't mean to cause such an uproar.
Now you may say we over reacted by calling the police, or that Rainbow was just crying for attention, but the simple fact of the matter is...........................we all need attention and in today's world, sometimes you just have to SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS in order to get it. Rainbow received over 30 comments on their status, and if anything it helped show that they have friends and people who care. Truth be told, don't we all need that every once in a while? Sometimes, we tend to get so caught up in our lives that we neglect those that we truly care about, so take the time and schedule a Pedicure, play Hoops with your friends or just send a Text message to someone and tell them your thinking about them. You never know........It might be just what they need to get through the day.
© February 24, 2011
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