Transparent Digital Identity

When we join a social media, we first create a profile or a digital identity of ourselves. This identity is clearly a reflection of our self image. We create it, holding images and words we also create. In a sense, our profile is a digital memory with off site storage. We share things that make us laugh and cry, things we love and fear with the universal language in emotion. We share kindness from love, and hatred from fear. We share things that influence us, affect and change us, and in turn influence others. This type of sharing is tied to the basic need for all communication. We feel, and we express it. We can circulate profound wisdom, world news, or knock-knock jokes. We can share the magic of birth, the sorrow of death, and all points in between known as life. We can share the things we believe in, or things we believe against.

 A digital identity is an expression of self, a modern perspective or point of view we add to our lives. Creating this window allows us to see the world, and the world is looking back. Its very much like your living room window, only the whole world is in view. Some will view your profile with appreciation for your expression like a work of art, or the subtle complexity of poetry. Others will gaze in your direction in search of someone to pass judgment upon. All of the attributes of human nature, both good and bad, are right outside that window. Because the light of truth shines on us all the same, they exist on both sides of the window. We can shade the truth, but never block it out.

When we assume the digital identity we create and connect to countless others, we step in front of this window. We expose the emotion that drives us with every word, picture, and post. The concept of transparency is not to show a layer underneath, but to show the core. It's here we connect ourselves to humanity in a way those before us could not. With love and without fear, we can be friends. Here, we are truly one...



Written Text Copyright 2013
Archie Papa...


Photo Origination ~ Vivekanandan Manokaran