The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems, the thoughts, the reviews, the photos, the paintings and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Thursday October 26th, 2023
Life sans social networks by Dr Elsa Lycias Joel
There was a time when there were no social networks to tether people. It was in the absence of texts, emojis, emails and real conversations that people were able to appreciate the depth of love they felt. The outside world remained outside of people’s lives. Knowing people, falling in love, being in a relationship, securing a job, going on a trip were not posted on ‘walls’ for all to scroll through.
Talk about phones. There existed just a landline that rang once in a blue moon because many others didn’t own a phone to call you. No voice mail, no caller ID to help people take note of missed calls and return them. The long wait after booking a trunk call made conversations good enough. We had enough time to travel back and reminisce to make our conversation long enough to express ourselves and short enough to strengthen the bond.
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THE HUMAN PROMISE #poem by David Sparenberg
“When the Human Promise shut her eyes
she saw what was unseen – heart
of the human heart – soul
of the human soul. Light
like the softness of flowers shone
around everyone whose task in
life was truth and within
every deed done for sake of the
goodness of life. Keeping the Possible open.”
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Ghostin’ #75 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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