Monday, April 23, 2012

Digital Footprint


Life is precious.

When someone close to you passes on it is always hard to make sense of life.

Why? That question runs through my head. I am not sure why my friend had to pass on. I will never know.

Due to modern technology, we are left a digital footprint of the person we lost. There are emails to read, as if they arrived in your inbox moments before you turned on your computer. There are photographs to thumb through on a rainy day.

Some people do not like Facebook. I think it is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. When a friend passes on, their account becomes a gathering place for people who love and miss the deceased person.

If the person happened to be a blogger, then you are left with countless posts for you and the world to read. A writer will also have left countless works behind for others to enjoy.

If the person has a playlist of their favourite songs, people close to them can enjoy the music for years to come.