I started playing a game called Farmville and I needed more neighbors. I started friending friends and family members of those online friends and coworkers that played Farmville as well. After all they needed neighbors too. My FB world grew larger. Soon I was playing other games and needed more friends and neighbors for those games and so my FB world grew even larger!
Over the years I felt like I was becoming real friends with these game friends because I would read posts about their real life. They were from all over the world. I would get to know their families through pictures and sometimes because they would friend me also. We all needed more friends and neighbors.
As time went on, I stopped playing a lot of the games that I shared with these people, but I didn't delete these online game friends because I truly came to think of them as real friends. I would worry about them, if they didn't post for a while. I would pray for them if they or their families were sick or in need. I would have online chats with them. Sometimes, I admit, I would delete them if they were offensive or irritating to me, but that didn't happen too often.
I am thankful that Facebook brought so many new friends into my world. I'm also thankful that it keeps me in touch with real friends and family on a daily basis. I feel like I'm getting to know each person a little more and in doing so making lasting friendships with people that I would've never met in my little world.
Isn't it odd that we've 'known' each other for over a decade via the sims, you live about a half hour from me, and we've never actually met?
ReplyDeleteThe internet really is a world changing thing. I've met people from all over the planet that would have never crossed my path without it.
This is aubry by the way.
I agree, Aubry. The internet has really opened up the world to so many of us. I knew it was you, from your pretty picture. :o)
ReplyDelete