A young man asked his grandfather,
"Grandpa, how did you live in the past without technology . . .
without computers
without drones
without bitcoins
without Internet connection
without TVs
without air conditioners
without cars
without mobile phones?"

Grandpa answered:
"Just as your generation lives today . . .
no prayers,
no compassion,
no respect,
no GMRC,
no real education,
poor personality,
there is no human kindness,
there is no shame,
there is no modesty,
there is no honesty.

We, the people born between the years 1930-1980, were the blessed ones. Our lives are a living proof."

¶ While playing and riding a bike, we have never worn a helmet.
¶ after school we did our homework ourselves and we always played in meadows until sunset
¶ We played with real friends, not virtual friends.
¶ If we were thirsty, we would drink from the fountain, from the waterfalls, faucet water, not mineral water.
¶ We never worried and get sick even as we shared the same cup or plate with our friends.
¶ We never gained weight by eating bread and pasta every day.
¶ Nothing happened to our feet despite walking barefoot.
¶ We never used food supplements to stay healthy.
¶ We used to make our own toys and play with them.
¶ Our parents were not rich. They gave us love, not material gifts.
¶ We never had a cell phone, DVD, PSP, game console, Xbox, video games, PC, laptop, internet chat . . . but we had true friends.
¶ We visited our friends without being invited and shared and enjoyed the food with their family.
Parents lived nearby to take advantage of family time.
¶ We may have had black and white photos, but you can find colorful memories in these photos.
¶ We are a unique and the most understanding generation, because we are the last generation that listened to their parents.

And we are also the first ones who were forced to listen to their children.

We are limited edition.

Take advantage of us. Learn from us. We are a treasure destined to disappear soon.

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Nice write up..... I can only imagine how life was back then.....One can easily say that tho technology is good but it brought destruction upon our sanity.........My only pity goes to the next generation because only God can save it.

Should we go to the past?
No
Do we envy them
No
Are we worse off
No

Grandfather should also mention to us the challenges they had with malaria, sickle cell, War, famine, witchcraft, superstition, idol worship etc

Times have changed so we embrace present realities. Now we are romancing artificial intelligence to assist us with daily living.

kelvine:
Should we go to the past?
No
Do we envy them
No
Are we worse off
No

Grandfather should also mention to us the challenges they had with malaria, sickle cell, War, famine, witchcraft, superstition, idol worship etc

Times have changed so we embrace present realities. Now we are romancing artificial intelligence to assist us with daily living.

. Everything you listed there weren't as worse as whatever as we are experiencing right now..

With knowledge and experience we have better control over the listed challenges older persons had before the 80s.

Technology has made life easier and the pitfalls and shortcomings are only a matter of choice.

What the grandpa listed they enjoyed is still available today by choice (though limited) but what we have now,they never had.

Sonnobax15:
. Everything you listed there weren't as worse as whatever as we are experiencing right now..

talented321:
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You are right Sir. I thought same too.

Sonnobax15:

Nice write up..... I can only imagine how life was back then.....One can easily say that tho technology is good but it brought destruction upon our sanity.........My only pity goes to the next generation because only God can save it.

Your assertion is so on point.

Yes'' technology is the first problem

Sonnobax15:

Nice write up..... I can only imagine how life was back then.....One can easily say that tho technology is good but it brought destruction upon our sanity.........My only pity goes to the next generation because only God can save it.

kelvine:
Should we go to the past?
No
Do we envy them
No
Are we worse off
No

Grandfather should also mention to us the challenges they had with malaria, sickle cell, War, famine, witchcraft, superstition, idol worship etc

Times have changed so we embrace present realities. Now we are romancing artificial intelligence to assist us with daily living.

You are right. But we are becoming dumb do you not think so?

I think we are smarter in our decisions but lazy physically and that's fine.

We are not dumb, we utilize tools in place of our muscles.
Yes, we are increasingly unfriendly to people around us. We love the people we see on the media and despise the physical gathering around us.

seiyefajohn:



You are right. But we are becoming dumb do you not think so?

And is the last paragraph a good thing.
Can u not see that happiness has reduced even though there is more comfort,
That psychological distress has increased despite things being easier physically

kelvine:
I think we are smarter in our decisions but lazy physically and that's fine.

We are not dumb, we utilize tools in place of our muscles.
Yes, we are increasingly unfriendly to people around us. We love the people we see on the media and despise the physical gathering around us.

Sonnobax15:
. Everything you listed there weren't as worse as whatever as we are experiencing right now..

Smile. True.

being:
And is the last paragraph a good thing.
Can u not see that happiness has reduced even though there is more comfort,
That psychological distress has increased despite things being easier physically

We are becoming indolent then.