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SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS/TIME

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How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?

I was born in 1952. I remember a time when life was simple. No internet, no computers, only 1 phone per household. Food and gas were much cheaper to buy, elementary, junior and senior high schools were cheaper to attend. Boys wore slacks, a button shirt with pocket, and leather shoes. Starting junior high school you had to buy tennis shoes and a gym exercise shirt and shorts.

The quality of the teaching was better then. Textbooks were printed by the state department of education and the subject matter was not “dumbed down “ so that kids would find it easier understand . The kids were forced to adapt and learn how to understand each subject. There was no coddling of anyone.

TV urograms were simple and presented a well adjusted family (father, mother, and 2 or more kids), with TV stations broadcasting from 6am to midnight, and then signing off for the night. All shows were shot in black and white.

Today is completely different from the era I knew. Cellphones, computers, the internet, emails, and other electronic devices that would lead to a totally different world view. People feel isolated more so, than just 10 years ago.

I could go on and on, filling more of life has changed and will constantly change as time passes by.
Life was simpler then and life has become more and more complicated and distressing everyday. What other takes on this subject are out there?

2 responses to “SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS/TIME”

  1. Archbishop Rev. Dr. Earl L. Frazier, DD Avatar
    Archbishop Rev. Dr. Earl L. Frazier, DD

    Very wise and knowledgeable insight to the world today.

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  2. Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu Avatar
    Kalyanasundaram Kalimuthu

    Time moves forward, yet it often feels like it moves away from us. There was once a world where life was slower, but not lesser. We had fewer distractions, yet we were not bored. We knew the joy of small things—conversations without interruption, thoughts that belonged only to us, and days that did not demand constant validation from others.

    Now, we exist in a world of infinite connection but increasing isolation. We can reach anyone at any moment, yet we struggle to find someone truly listening. Our lives are measured not by depth but by data—likes, shares, views, and endless notifications reminding us that our worth is up for public vote.

    Once, patience was a virtue. Now, it is an inconvenience. We demand answers in seconds, opinions in headlines, and friendships in instant messages. We have knowledge at our fingertips, yet we have forgotten how to think. We have voices louder than ever, yet we have nothing to say.

    Was the past truly better, or was it simply quieter? Perhaps we did not have fewer problems—we just had fewer illusions of control. We accepted what we could not change, instead of refreshing a screen in search of hope. We trusted time to bring wisdom, instead of outsourcing wisdom to search engines.

    Yet, here we are. Complaining about modern life while using the very tools that define it. Criticizing the digital world while being hopelessly entangled in it. Perhaps that is the greatest irony—our nostalgia for a simpler time is just another form of distraction.

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