Community Magazine November 2009

MAIL: Community Magazine 1616 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11223 EMAIL: sito@community m .com FAX: 718-504-4246 YOU CAN ASK SITO! Send in your most perplexing queries, questions & requests for the wisdom of Sito around with their noses in their blackberries, headphones and Bluetooth modules in their ears and their heads in Facebook. But aside from the distraction all this connectivity causes, the irony seems to be that all these new modes of communication have hijacked our etiquette and eroded our ability to truly connect to each other on a personal level. With this in mind, I try to give the benefit of the doubt to those acquaintances who don’t offer a greeting, figuring that they either didn’t see me or were distracted. This makes me feel a little less invisible. But this coping technique doesn’t really address the root of the problem. I still remember something I learned a long time ago: our face is public property. The public views our face far more often than we do, and so we have a responsibility to make an extra effort to wear a smile, share a polite greeting, and notice those around us. While this may seem trivial to some, it is only because they fail to realize how important this simple gesture might be. Behind the smile and confidence of any of us older folks, might be a person who feels alone, unappreciated or lonely; feelings that a simple sincere greeting can wash away in an instant. It is my hope that young people come to realize this sooner rather than later so that the future generations can be brought up with the same courtesy and etiquette that are a part of our generation. Best Wishes, Sito Professional Photography & Video Experienced Photographer For All Your Special Occasions • Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Engagements • Weddings • Brit Milah • Portraits • Photo/Video Transfer to d.V.d. • Reasonable Prices 732.870.6845 • 732.939.0287 by CHeSHVan 5770 noVemBeR 2009 93