It's one thing...

... to "see" people you haven't seen or thought about in years with their families and their houses and their happy statuses.

It's quite another to "see" a dear old friend you somehow, accidentally, lost touch with a few years ago because of longer distance and changing interests and what have you, suddenly married with a beautiful daughter. (Well, it wasn't "suddenly" for him - it was a three-year process.) I actually got teary with happiness.

Behold the power of Facebook.