How will we communicate in 10 years?

          What is the future of communication? Have you ever asked yourselves how it would be like in the next few years? Given a span of 10 years, no doubt it would evolve into something far beyond our reasoning. The "future" has already started spreading (not fully) from its roots, such as the ubiquity of e-books. From instant messaging to video calls, communication has taken the longer road to innovation. Great threats have risen from the different ways of communicating. What the future has in store for us is quite unclear.

          Over the years, communication has evolved drastically, from cave paintings to present-day social networking. Personally I don't want communication to evolve any further and I certainly don't want interpersonal communication fading. I don't think the present forms of communicating would be obsolete, just that it would transform into something bigger but not better - for me. I think the future has a darker sky waiting for us and that no matter what, people will always choose to go with what's new. We might be able to simply use gestures and motions to create messages and perform tasks on computers and in entertainment sources as well; office workers would be able to use collaboration tools such as video and wireless voice connections, updated documents will float seamlessly among employees, customers and clients; students will be able to earn their degrees from online universities and; we may even be able to have conversations with our pets through technology. These probable changes tend to eliminate the basest form of communication. It is up to us whether we'd go with the flow or oppose it.

          We may have a lot of demands when it comes to communicating, but at the same time we have a million complaints. We design our future how we want it to be. Needless to say, our actions reflect our opinions. Communication plays a huge role in our lives. Imagine a world without a definite way of expressing what we want to say. There is more to be discovered in this world, waiting to be born at the right time. We have a very long path ahead of us.