Life Without Facebook
Those on FB may know that I have left it. I’m having some withdrawal symptoms involving a twitch in the hand when holding my phone, an automatic mouse move to the place where the FB shortcut was, and a niggling feeling that I am missing out on a debate, event or work-related opportunity.
And I definitely am missing out on something. In the same way that the telephone was once a luxury, but now is as necessary as a letter-box, Facebook has become almost essential if you work amongst anyone aged 10-30.
Justin & Jenny Duckworth are to blame – they have written a book called “Against the Tide, Toward the Kingdom” and one of their helpful ideas is that we all have things to chuck out of the boat. In this metaphor, the boat is what we travel in on our kingdom journey.
Facebook needs to be chucked out of my boat.
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Dave, you are one of the few who have had the brains to do what no Gen X or younger would consider doing: a social death. But in death, we are made alive in Christ.
I left Facebook officially on 16 November 2009 – and celebrated by writing my first blog post about why I left. Its here: http://robculhane.com/?p=5
I still miss it like I still miss certain addictions which I am a better person for not indulging in. It’s like turning off the radio at home to remove the background static from one’s life. By giving up FB you have been granted the gift to be present to the moment and to give you the mental space in which you will be able to be aware of God’s presence with you. I hope it helps you to be free from superficiality (which is not your style) and the duplicity of believing that all your so called ‘friends’ are your bossom buddies.
Regards, Rob