I can't imagine not having instant communication with my family and friends. During World War I, it took two weeks for a soldier to receive a letter from a loved one and another two weeks for the soldier's loved one to receive his letter. In that time span, anything could happen on either side of the spectrum. Soldiers and loved ones lived in constant fear, always asking "what if?" I would hate not knowing what was going on with my family and I would be crushed to find out, at a later time, that something horrible happened to them. We definitely have an advantage nowadays with the technology that's available.
