Voices in the Silence?

   I confess that a lot of the time I get caught up in what I am writing in this blog, who I think might read it, and the message that I want to get across. What escapes me, in the pursuit of all of this, is the fact that a message, especially one written down, can be taken in more than one way. In the examples used, in the stories put in, even the images used for some color, a message is sent, and sometimes it is either not very clear, or sends a contrary message to the one I meant. At best, it often sends an incomplete one.

   Although my purpose for all this blogging was to keep an online journal of my thoughts as I interacted with the Scripture that comprised my reading for that particular day, I confess that I look at the stats attached to the blog, wondering just how many people might have read what I wrote, and what their reaction might have been. Maybe it is pride that makes me look at these, but I look for correction of ideas and thoughts as well as "right on" messages.

   There is a thumbs up sign right below the facebook entry for each post that shows a person likes what has been written, and sometimes people do check that. Sometimes there is even a comment or two, but not too often. My suggestion for the facebook page is to put a check box at the end, just to say, "I read it".

   After I finish the blog in the mornings, I read it to my wife, and, in her impartial reply, she gives me the thumbs up and tells me how great it is. Then I know I am OK to go and post it. After almost 55 years of marriage, we do tend to think alike on most issues and topics. If she and I think like this, it must be right, Right?

   So I learn that after finishing up and posting a great piece of literary work, that the loud silence does not indicate much. Is it accepted, is it ridiculed, is it food for thought, or is it rejected? If I keep to my original purpose, it should not matter. It is supposed to be an interaction between God and me. That should be enough, and if it just a figment of my imagination, then it is not worth much anyway.

  In this new photo software program I am trying to learn how to use, the is a section in the library, after you have imported the new pics from the camera card, you have the option to go through all the images and mark the ones you like, the ones you want to reject and delete, or leave them blank and decide later whether to keep them or not. If a particular photo falls into this latter category, there is nothing to mark, just a passive moving on to the next one.

   Perhaps it is the same when we read what someone else has written, think it is good and mark it thusly, realize that it is bad, or at the least, off base, leave a comment or just move on. Or we are all so busy that we move on regardless?

   It should not matter in the long term scheme of things, but I still wonder.

   Do I hear voices in this silence?