On CNN International HERE
ON WGRZ CH. 2 News HERE
Technology
is a powerful tool created to utilize proper and quick communication.
The history of the internet began in the 1950's with the creation of
electronic computers. In the 1990's, there was a rise in computer use
due to instant messaging, email, and the World Wide Web.
In
our present societies, social media has turned into a "psychological
dumping ground" where people often use technology to complain without
action.
The
internet is a wondrous place where global connections are made,
friendships formed and causes are implemented in order to create a
better world for all of us.
The
internet is also a frightening arena where others use it to abuse,
control, rant, and attack individuals who are attempting to connect to
the world and each other, on a larger scale.
In
this half hour radio interview with Ruthann Amarteifio of Air Amarteifio Radio, we discuss issues such as Ferguson, reactions of
people from different classes, accountability for actions, behavior,
responsibility, respect, and dignity.
You can listen to the discussion by clicking this link: "Behavior, Accountability and Social Media"
Social
media is used for various purposes. Everyone has a right to be online.
Everyone has a right to freedom of speech. This is not about rights.
This is about holding oneself accountable for behaviors, actions and
words.
We exist in a world of blame. Blaming institutions, government, media, races, ethnicity, cultures, nations, and faiths.
Without action, blaming is nothing more than complaining.
"It
is one thing to think a black-hearted thought. It is another thing to
speak a black-hearted thought in front of others. It is an entirely
different issue when that black -hearted thought is posted online." -
Susan Marie
Men say women are difficult and vice versa.
Truth is, people are difficult. There is no magic "soul mate fairy"
that comes riding on a gold stallion with wings to deliver in your lap the
perfect person just so you can be happy.
It takes work. It takes two people to constantly give. Each has to work to be
good, loving, kind, communicative, supportive, caring people. It takes
self-control not to flip out on another when you are angered. It takes
self-awareness to recognize what you need to work on inside your own self to be
a great partner and it takes self-respect to not allow yourself to be abused.
My point is life is about finding people you can tolerate, and those who can tolerate you. Find people that are different
than you are so you learn and grow, as well as those who are the same as you are in order to
feel camaraderie, and find people who act out of a place of love and most
importantly, self-love.
There is no such thing as perfection in humans. We are fallible creatures. We
are made this way for a purpose. We are meant to make mistakes and meant to
succeed and learn from both. By doing so, we pass that knowledge on.
Seek the simple. Seek those who view the world with open eyes, past human
faults, past innocent ingrained beliefs and ideals, and directly into the soul
for that is where breath is and breath sustains life.
I wonder when I will cease seeing into souls and stare at the world with
blinders on?
Hopefully, never.
Alas, this is the path of a seeker. It is one filled with immense beauty
and insufferable pain.
© Susan Marie
