Interfaces

August 29

I am thankful for interfaces. An interface is a surface which forms a common boundary between two bodies. It is where two independent and unrelated systems meet and act or communicate. Of course, the most common use of the word interface has to do with computers. A computer interface allows communication between the computer and a person, a printer, or other device. An example would be a keyboard which allows entry of text, numbers, or commands, or a mouse, which allows multiple functions in commands, selections, or drawing functions.

I think the word interface applies to people. We are all unrelated in many ways and the way we interact or communicate with one another is enhanced by an effective interface. What can this interface be? I think it can be common interests, sympathy, empathy, concern, etc. So if we have a quality interface with others, we can communicate much more effectively.

This is a photo of the marina at Pass Chriastian, Mississippi. I used this photo because docks, piers, or wharfs, which all have very similar meanings, are much akin to an interface between land and sea. A dock is a place where people can load or board boats or the reverse of that. Although it would be possible, can you imagine how much more difficult it would be to load and unload boats without an interface as good as a dock? So therefore, I use the dock photo to represent interfaces.

interface

God looked at the earth and saw

the sea and the sky

similar colors and look

but without connection

He could not deny

what was needed He said to himself

was an interface between the two

a way for them to become connected

so that they would be equal and new

so He invented water vapor

to interface sky and sea

an interface tying the two together

in their own ecology

so the water evaporates

and forms clouds in the sky

the clouds accumulate water

and spill rain back to unify

so the perfect connection

was made in that space

two entities are now tied together

by an interface.

© rt tulley