It's amazing to think about how significantly different the way we live our life compared to ten years ago. Internet surely becoming a dominant agent of social change by having prominent and widely used social network sites such as facebook and twitter.
All of sudden our social life "has to be digitize" we have to update our status in facebook or update tweet for everything happened in our life. Coupled to that I also noticed that we tend to shortcut our way to conclusion based on bits and pieces of information we received.
The question remains, is this progress shape our society into a better more connected environment? Are the updates and tweets we digest on daily basis really hone us to become better human being?
Back in the 1986, pre social network sites era (in fact nobody is using cellphone at that time) I remember that I got circumcised in my hometown Kuningan, as part of our tradition my family held a big Wayang Golek party to celebrate it. All of relatives and neighbors were helped building the stage, decorating the venue and cooking the meals without expecting something in return.
Come to think of it, it was a beautiful sight to see, hundreds of people working harmoniously in a well orchestrated arrangement working to make the party goes as planned. A great way of life.
Our values change so dramatically, I never see this happen again especially in big city like Jakarta. And really hope that we can use facebook and twitter as a powerful medium to relive our great values inherited by our ancestors.
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