SOUTH SHORE BREAKER
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question — have you completed your Christmas shopping yet?
And the woman politely replied, “Oh, I’ve been done for weeks. I transferred everyone money.”
That’s convenient, I , and smiled at the nice woman. Surely, with a hint of sadness in my voice, I agreed she was lucky to have that option.
But I don’t think I really meant what I was saying because deep down inside, I really wanted to ask her whatever happened to the personal touch? Didn’t she want to send a card or something packed with a little more emotional meaning, I wanted to ask, but I reserved my comments realizing such an observation would have been highly inappropriate.
I know times have changed. I get it. Technology now allows us to do things we never thought possible only a few decades ago, but the sad reality is technology has also sucked the personal touch out of many of things that should contain special meaning in our lives, such as the joy of Christmas gift-giving - or at least that’s the view from here.
Vernon Oickle was born and raised in Liverpool where he continues to reside with his family. He has worked for more than 30 years in community newspapers on the South Shore and is the author of 28 books.