we all need the human touch....

So, Monday I closed my Facebook account. Sounds easy enough. Hit a button, poof..off the Facebook grid. My intent was sincere. I was tired of the cold, impersonal, distant feeling. The art of putting pen to paper is dead, I get that. But so is keeping touch with each other. It wasn't that long ago that my inbox was filled with "cyber letters". Like the old fashioned ones that use to be delivered by the mailman. (yes kids, people used to write before texting, IM's and tweeting). Or sometimes it would be a phone call. Just to check in. To have a one on one conversation. Now its short blurbs of random thoughts that pop in our head, so we must post that at once.

My dog took a crap it was so big!
My kids are the best. Copy and paste if you love your...(son, daughter, cousin).
My band is going on tour can't wait to see you there. Buy our songs on iTunes!
Poke.
FML.
Please help me in...farmville, candy crush, bingo, mafia wars, storage wars...
Poke
In three words tell me how.....
If you agree click like, if you don't then share...
Hey ladies, look at all the free crap you can get that you really don't need...
Poke

You get the idea.

Now I am guilty of all those things. Notice I did not have an unkind word to say about Tard the Grumpy Cat...cause I love that damn cat! But, wouldn't it be nice to log on and find out how your real friends are doing? To have a meaningful conversation or paragraph from them and connect. Life isn't about two sentences of random thoughts or what you are thinking that exact moment in time. The art of connecting with each other and having meaningful exchanges of information is dying.

So, between that and being in a pissy mood...I hit the button.   Delete account.

I had no idea the shit storm that was heading my way. Even my own daughter had something to say about it. Why? Are you ok? Are you mad? You are coming back on right? What about if I need to send you something? This was from quite a few people, not just family.

I have never felt so loved in my life. LOL

I guess the human connection is there. It is alive. Was it just me wanting too much? Should I just realize that life is short clips of events and can be summed up in 160 characters or less? So now the question is....look like a dolt and just give in and activate the account. Or do I remain firm and hold out for life without updates?