I blog. You read. Great. Except, I have been looking on other people’s blogs and I have noticed something. They blog, people read and then comment. So lately I have been going to check my site to see if there are any comments.
It got me wondering - is there a problem? Are the blogs not worth commenting? Is no one reading them? Do you not want other people to see your comments? Does the reader know how to use the comment function on the site?
I remember when I was in high school a teacher of mine said if there were no comments or questions it was a bad sign - that he did not make anyone think. But I realized he is wrong.
A few weeks ago I gave a lecture in Las Vegas (a surprisingly wonderful community ) and at the end I asked for questions. Nothing, nada, zilch. I give it another moment. A woman raised her hand and said, “I don’t have a question, just a comment.” Oh great, I think to myself - I am about to get a monologue. Instead she says, “Rabbi Hirsch you have given me a lot to think about. When I get home I may have a question, then can I contact you?”
Her question gave me pause. Not because I am uncomfortable with her contacting me but it made me realize that I may be looking at the this blog thing all wrong.
You may not yet have formulated the question or the comment the minute I post the blog. You may have to think about it for some time and formulate some thoughts or feelings. So here is my suggestion. If you read the blog and it touches your heart, send your friend to the site and share it with her. If you read the blog and you disagree, tell me. If you read the blog and you have questions or comments, feel free to post them. I would love to hear from you anytime.
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Sherre,
I just wanted to let you know that I come to your website about once a week to check in on what\’s going on with you, with your family, with your book, with your news appearances, etc. I love reading what you write - and will do my best to comment or question more often.
I have been thinking about your family so much in the past few months and have been praying for your mom\’s recovery. I know you\’ve had a lot on your plate to balance, and didn\’t want to overwhelm you with any additional emails or phone calls. But, I do miss you and would love to talk or get together whenever you have some downtime.
Sending you all lots of love.
Sari
Imagine my surprise at finding myself writing this note. Before this afternoon, I\’d never heard your name. I\’m sitting at my desk and finally managed to work my way to the bottom of my in-box where I found the latest copy of REALTOR magazine. Ah-ha, catch up time! I resist flipping to the back page and seeing who is being highlighted in \”Last Word\” as it is my favorite part and I want to savor it. I enjoy how folks outside of the real estate industry relate their world to ours; it is sometimes eye-opening, sometimes humorous, sometimes frustrating, but always educational. This time it was an honest delight. So much so that I went directly to your website to find out more about you and your book. Toodled around a bit and read your blog. It made me laugh, it made me say \”amen\” and it brought tears to my eyes. It made me really glad that I opened that magazine today. So, thank you. For being real and putting it out there. I\’m truly looking forward to reading your book.
Anne
I, also, read your recent article in REALTOR. It was so nice to see the topic of God discussed freely in this forum. It was quite refreshing, not to mention, encouraging. Although I understand that it is all part of the plan, it is sad to see society becoming so spiritually bankrupt.
I blog. You read. Great. Except, I have been looking on other people’s blogs and I have noticed something. They blog, people read and then comment. So lately I have been going to check my site to see if there are any comments.
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January 15th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Sherre,
I just wanted to let you know that I come to your website about once a week to check in on what\’s going on with you, with your family, with your book, with your news appearances, etc. I love reading what you write - and will do my best to comment or question more often.
I have been thinking about your family so much in the past few months and have been praying for your mom\’s recovery. I know you\’ve had a lot on your plate to balance, and didn\’t want to overwhelm you with any additional emails or phone calls. But, I do miss you and would love to talk or get together whenever you have some downtime.
Sending you all lots of love.
Sari
January 28th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Imagine my surprise at finding myself writing this note. Before this afternoon, I\’d never heard your name. I\’m sitting at my desk and finally managed to work my way to the bottom of my in-box where I found the latest copy of REALTOR magazine. Ah-ha, catch up time! I resist flipping to the back page and seeing who is being highlighted in \”Last Word\” as it is my favorite part and I want to savor it. I enjoy how folks outside of the real estate industry relate their world to ours; it is sometimes eye-opening, sometimes humorous, sometimes frustrating, but always educational. This time it was an honest delight. So much so that I went directly to your website to find out more about you and your book. Toodled around a bit and read your blog. It made me laugh, it made me say \”amen\” and it brought tears to my eyes. It made me really glad that I opened that magazine today. So, thank you. For being real and putting it out there. I\’m truly looking forward to reading your book.
Anne
February 25th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I, also, read your recent article in REALTOR. It was so nice to see the topic of God discussed freely in this forum. It was quite refreshing, not to mention, encouraging. Although I understand that it is all part of the plan, it is sad to see society becoming so spiritually bankrupt.