In the last week, Uncle Arthur has been inundated with requests to join other people's 'Facebook' networks. On one level this seems rather futile, all it is an online database of friends with pictures, rooms for messages and the ability to poke' your friends. What is the point of this on-line, elaborate contacts system?
Well, it seems to reveal some basic truths about us. We are human beings, who all crave, community and acceptance. In community we seek to find love, affirmation and equally importantly identity. The facebook network has political dimensions with peoole joining 'Im voting Labour 2007, 'Friends of Herbert Morrison', 'Fabians' and 'I'm voting Labour 2007' networks. On-line people are firming up their friendships and re-galvanising their individual and group identities. Perhaps political parties need to re-think through community, if this was done in an effective way, the political dividends could be huge.
Uncle Arthur believes that true identity and ultimate acceptance is found in relationship with God and this seeking after community secretly craves that original, fractured relationship with the father.
It will be interesting to see how this Facebook thing develops.
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