Magic tech

Last year Mrs H managed to contact an old friend she lost touch with over forty years ago. She did it via Facebook, creating an account specifically for this purpose. A little while later the friend came over on a family visit and Mrs H and friend had their reunion.

A few days ago we were in the car returning from the school run when Mrs H received a text from Australia. Her friend is due to visit the UK again and she suggested another get together. Mrs H agreed by text and a few minutes later received an acknowledging text from Australia.

So what? This kind of thing is routine these days but at the time both of us had the same impression – how amazing it is that we can do these things so casually and so easily. We forget how much things have changed in only a few decades, tending to concentrate on the negative rather than the positive.

Outfits such as Facebook come in for a lot of stick but even now the technology can still be amazing if only we pause for a moment and recall what has been achieved. Yes there are negative aspects and these may still overwhelm us eventually, but the positives are worth remembering too.