The Art of Talking

I have to agree with the following article which appeared in The Star, Sunday, 8 July 2012. The writer, Mr Soo Ewe Jin has correctly pointed out that people these days are lacking in having a one-to-one and heart-to-heart conversation with others.

Nowadays, I feel that we are so connected and hooked-up to our mobile devices that we tend not to have real conversation with real people. I too, am not spared from facing this problem.

Sometimes, we tend to focus and concentrate with our online friends than the "real" ones which is right in front of us.

Jeez, with the introduction of (cheap) mobile devices and social media such as Facebook and Twitter, I feel that people create their own (cyber) space online so that they can converse with anybody without feeling shy and embarrass.

I know of many people who are so talkative online but yet, when meeting them face-to-face, they seem to be awkward, nervous and terribly shy.

I guess nowadays, we have to disconnect from our devices and start connecting with our real friends.

And what I hope most people would do is to improve their communication skills, especially when it comes to the art of talking.

Come on, people; the death of "real" conversation is the preamble of the death of human civilization.

Let us not turn to robots, whose main communication is done online.