Most of the people never think much about what communication really is. If you have thought about it, probably you have viewed communication as a very normal human activity. This assumption is far from correct.

Human communication- at least the verbal part of it – is far from being a natural function; that is, it is not the sort of thing we would do if left to nature’s devices, as we would many of our other activities. Our hands, for example, would perform their natural functions of picking up and handling things whether we grew up with jungle animal or with civilized people. Likewise, our mouth would take in food and our teeth and jaws would chew it in either event. And most of our other body parts would function naturally without instruction from other human beings. However, we cannot say the same about the major organs used in communication. Our vocal apparatus would not make words if we were not taught to make them. Neither would our brains know them nor do our hands write them without instruction. Clearly communication is a function that we must learn. it was organized by human beings, and it must be acquired from human beings.

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Recently, I came across an interesting book which had information about the latest craze that most of us have been into, called “Blogs”, on how it is changing the world and the way we look at things. I blog randomly whenever I find time from my work. Most of the information in the Book got my eyebrows furrowed by surprise. Here are some, for you to get surprised:

Definition of a “Blog”: A website that contains an online personal journal with reflection, comments and often hyperlinks.

First appeared in 1997

Over the years, philosopher, anthropologist and scientist have tried to define what makes “Homo Sapiens” unique. Experts say, we feel and express emotion, we experience wonder and curiosity and we have the ability to contemplate why we exist and what the meaning of our lives may be….

There is another distinguishing characteristic of human beings that has been unknown or underestimated until recently:

“We Blog”

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