When— and how—should we be sharing?
C
an we talk about privacy vs. sharing? asked a letter that came to Family First’s inbox. Living in such an open world, the boundaries of privacy have been blurred. What’s acceptable and what’s not?
When we followed up with a request for more details, we received a flood of ideas, queries, and scenarios, all so contemporary and real.
The story is told about the kid who came into the kitchen and asked his mother for ice cream. A neighbor’s voice called from the right porch, “He’s fleishig — you served burgers for lunch.” The neighbor from the left called out, “Check the time, it’s six hours already.” And the neighbor upstairs put the matter to rest with “No issues, it was a veggie burger anyway.”
It’s time to assess the overall trend toward keeping the windows of our lives collectively open to exposure and comments from virtual neighbors all around. What are the results of our publicity and constant sharing? Are our marriages stronger, friendships more secure, children more resilient? When — and how —should we be sharing?
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