So I was in a car accident a few days ago. A head on collision that was not my fault. My car is totalled and I'm ok, but badly shaken up and with a very bad whiplash. I'm doing better now with stretching and ice/Ibuprofen. I plan to start back at work soon. Lots and lots of friends/acquaintances wrote me a message saying they were glad I was ok via email and a web page. But only 3 people actually called and spoke with me. All of them were family members except one, and that person was a colleague from work. Now I should mention 2 people stopped by at the hospital too (work colleagues again) .
I guess I'm just saddened that the internet has taken the place of love and real sincere old fashioned phone calls. In the old days (ok i'm not that old but still), it helped to speak with people about your stressors to make you feel better. Now we type online to release our stress. It just isn't the same. I know I'm a culprit, too. I should do a better job communicating with people. And I will try to from now on. Even if it means leaving message after message for someone to call back.
I just wish people cared more the way they used to. It might keep people like me from feeling all alone in this world.
