How Much Do You Share?

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

I am enjoying life on a little island near Lombok. I have enjoyed my time at the beach and soaking up the sun. While here I have met many locals and lots of interesting people. Some of the local people want to me my facebook friend and for me it creates and awkward moment. How much of my life do I want to share. I love meeting local people and chatting with them and hearing their stories. The locals here have a great sense of humor and they love to make jokes. They are friendly people that are always laughing and smiling. It makes me happy to talk with them. But I somehow feel in a difficult position to have to become facebook friends with them. I am not sure if that is a good idea. 

I know that some of these local people on the island are very poor. They have nothing and I almost feel that I am flaunting my life if I show them my facebook world. We live very different lives and I feel awkward. It made me wonder how much do I share? How much do I want to share? I hope that I have shared a smile & a laugh. I hope that I have shared my appreciation for the lovely island that is their home. I hope I have shared in giving back to their economy by spending money on the island. I hope I have shared the idea that I am interested to learn more about their culture, their people their traditions and their language. I hope I have shared my wish for peace and understanding among all peoples of the world. I hope I have shared good times and made new friends that might not connect on facebook but we will connect if I return to the island and walk down the street and see them. I will smile and wave and say "Hello my friend, nice to see you again. Do you remember me?"