Facebook creates a world to its own.
It has its own unique citizens, its own iron-clad rules and standards,
and, yes, its own indubitable chaos and confusion, just like in the real world. And akin to it, I too regularly travel
through it and observe the many happenings in it.
Like the real world, many citizens there are respectably reticent,
timidly reserved, too kind to a fault, etc. while just as many are quite
noisily vocal, infinitely categorical, steadfastly judgmental, godly
self-righteous about their own perceived attitudes or opinions of events being
played out in this burgeoning virtual world.
Thus we listen to the boisterous cacophony of declarations about how
bad and greedy this woman is for what she had done, how corrupt or how
untainted certain politicians are, how unfair certain actions or laws are,
etc... All this prior to the truths
about them being unraveled and declared before the entire world.
Of course, all the citizens who passed judgment cannot all be wrong,
but neither can they all be right.
I wonder then what happens next, when they are proved wrong. I know if proved right, they could gloat and
declare, yeah, I told you so. Or simply
be quiet about it, and maybe say a prayer or two in hope of some things good
coming out of it.
But again, what happens when we are proved wrong?
Do we look back and make amends, or at the very least apologize?
Remember we have thrown bad thoughts out there, words that will perpetually
reside in that ether easily accessible to be recalled at any time. Hurts and smears inflicted that may forever
traumatize and haunt those they were directed against.
A good question to ponder. Maybe
even for any and all untoward, or maybe just a bit unkind or unflattering,
statements we have directed against somebody who is more than just one listed
as our “Friends” on FB.
Mea Maxima Culpa.
