The Problem with Remote Communication

The only real way of communicating with someone who is out of physical reach is through cyber communication(SMS, e-mail, Facebook, etc), with the exclusion of snail-mail, but who uses the post office nowadays anyway?

It makes it easier for us since we can communicate with anyone where ever he or she is in the world, granted they have a stable link(cellular signal or internet). But the problem is that in these kinds of communication, you want to keep it brief, especially with SMS since you have a 160-character limit with each message. This often leads to misunderstanding since the lack of physical expression usually makes statements such as "I have something to tell you" kind of a premonition of something negative to be said even if you mean it with every positive intention.

Suffice to say, Jessica and I communicate via SMS a lot, but she often takes things the wrong way. Earlier, I asked her a hypothetical question: "Would you listen to a friend's advice even if it meant something negative to another friend?" I was surprised at her understanding that someone doesn't want her for me. I was merely engaging in a meaningful conversation with an intelligent subject, but she took it the wrong way. Also, I noticed that some of the messages in my inbox were already read even if I haven't seen it yet. So I asked the people who know my password to my account if they opened my Facebook account. Again, she thought that I suspected her of going through my stuff, even if all I wanted to know if that she was the one who read it because my main suspect is that I probably left my Facebook account signed in in some internet cafe.

This is one of the obstacles of distance. Some bitch it is, isn't it? Then again, we must try to overcome these trials since at the end of the day, any reward gained from a victory over our daily trials will be sweetly celebrated.

So with that said, I leave you guys to ponder over your lives and your own problems, and how you should try to deal with it in a positive disposition.
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