Effects of living in the past and Facebook!

[Mr Rayon]

Hi,

 

Is there much point in staying in touch with people you do not see regularly or have a genuine current relationship with but may have been friends long, long ago?

 

With the emergence of social media such as facebook, it is now possible to stay "friends" with people you do not currently see regularly or have a relationship with but may have had a strong relationship in the past.

 

In regards to these sorts of relationships, is it better to break your ties from these people instead of "being tied to the past"?

Furthermore, does living in the past, inhibit in our ability to live for today and to fully appreciate all the possibilities which life has to offer?

 

In other words, can one grow and extend themselves more if they stopped looking back at how good life was in the olden days?

 

What does everyone think about this?

 

If you use facebook, do you think it's a good idea to add acquaintances or do you just add in people you are really good friends with?

What are the pros and cons of adding everyone and being open to being selective and only adding a few people?

 

Which mode of behaviour do you think is better for facebook users to adopt? The reason for all these questions is that I fear that having a lot of acquaintances that you interact with keeps you reserved too much and may make you less open to other and newer possibilities of friendships in life which would be more fulfilling to have instead. These may not be fully realized if one is still connected to their old highschool network. As with the common saying "when one door closes, another one opens". What are everyone's thoughts about this?

 

Thanks,

Mr Rayon

Edited April 8, 2016 by Mr Rayon