. Lol. The internet is excellent for connecting with others you share something in common with - especially if those things are unusual for where you physically are. Not everyone is scary - or scared! I am a special (basket) case due to over exposure, ha ha. I have met just 4 people in life whom I encountered first through online boards. All four turned out to be pretty much as they were online. I think they felt that I was, too. It isn't all smoke and mirrors.
Well then i will consider your feelings.... we should all do that... consider each others feelings and what we have gone thru in life. When and if you want to meet/ talk off line let me know... i have spoken with many people on this forum on the phone and have met them. If u do not wish that to happen or do not feel comfortable about it then we appreciate your being here. That should be enough and no one should expect more.
Yes u r correct. The internet has brought many people together from distant places with similar interests. Life was never like this when i was younger. i was a loner when it came to meditation and my spiritual interests.
My experience has been quite different then yours Shannon. i have found the people i have met on line to be quite different off line and have found that people are quite different on line if i met them first in the physical realm. It adds a whole different dimension to relating. It can deepen relationships but it can also help us realize what a person is like when you spend personal time with them in the physical realm. You get a closer view at their habits and life styles and can find out to what degree you are compatible in the physical realm. That is often quite different then cyberspace.
i will leave you with one example: It is very difficult to experience the communication of silence and just being with someone here on the computer. But when you are with someone you can spend hours in silent communication. To connect here we have to put a lot of energy and thought into expressing our ideas. In the physical you can experience someones aura in a tactile, aural, olfactory and visual way. It is amazing to watch someone paint, play music, dance, their body language and how they serve one another. Just amazing! Once a friend literally ran to see me! What a feeling!
